ZURICH, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor announces it
has collaborated with a group of companies to produce Australia's first soft plastic food wrapper
made with recycled content.
Today a lack of both collection and processing infrastructure
makes it difficult to keep waste out of landfill and meet consumer
demands for more sustainable packaging. The
prototype KitKat wrapper (pictured) demonstrates the opportunity to
close-the-loop on recycling soft plastics and has been created by a
coalition of companies with a shared vision to resolve the
challenge of plastic waste in the environment.
Partnering together, Nestlé, CurbCycle, iQ Renew, Licella, Viva
Energy Australia, LyondellBasell, REDcycle, Taghleef Industries and
Amcor leveraged their individual expertise to collect and process
soft plastic waste, turn it back into oil using advanced recycling
technology and create the prototype KitKat wrapper.
Simon Roy, Vice President
& General Manager Amcor Flexibles Australia & New Zealand commented "This is
an exciting time for Amcor and our participation in this project is
fully aligned with our commitment to ensure all our packaging is
designed to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.
"As the global leader for consumer packaging we were proud to
contribute our expertise in designing a structure which meets
consumer needs and has a responsible end of life where it can be
reprocessed and reused in food grade packaging.
"Soft plastics create a strong consumer-friendly packaging
solution with great barrier properties and are lightweight and cost
efficient. This collaboration shows how soft plastics can be part
of the circular economy when stakeholders across the entire value
chain work together and is a fantastic outcome for the environment
and our communities."
Sandra Martinez, CEO of Nestlé
Australia,
added, "Between us, we have shown there's a pathway to
solve the soft plastics problem. Manufacturers like Nestlé will
have a key role in driving demand for food grade recycled soft
plastic packaging and creating market conditions that will ensure
all stakeholders throughout the value chain view soft plastics as a
resource and not waste".
To learn more about Amcor's collaborations to increase recycling
rates visit our sustainability partnerships page.
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About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and
producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical,
medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works
with leading companies around the world to protect their products
and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve
supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging,
specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused
on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable
and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled
content. Around 47,000 Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion in sales from operations that
span about 230 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX:
AMC
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