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Challenges _
Today, waste leakage poses a constant threat to the environment.
The output of solid waste on the planet has grown from 25 gigatons, that’s 25 billion tons, in 1990, to 86 gigatons in 2020 – and is projected to reach 140 gigatons by 2050, according to the World Economic Forum. Tackling plastic pollution has clearly never been more pressing, with plastic waste continuing to accumulate in landfills and in oceans.
Our commitment _
At Nestlé, we commit to making 100% of our packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, up from the 88% we do today. We will promote a circular economy and drive collective action to ensure packaging stays out of the environment. Our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, end up in landfills or as litter, including in oceans, lakes or rivers.
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Reducing use
Of packaging material
We, at Nestlé, are using less packaging material and reducing our use of virgin plastics by leading the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics, while accelerating the development of innovative packaging solutions.
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SCALING REUSABLE
AND REFILLABLE SYSTEMS
To eliminate the need for disposable packaging, Nestlé is working hard to eliminate non-recyclable plastics and invest in innovative, alternative delivery systems.
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Pioneering alternative
packaging materials to
facilitate recycling
Nestlé is evaluating and developing various sustainable packaging materials, collaborating with industrial partners, and investing up to CHF 2 billion (US$2.16 billion) to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
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PRODUCT PACKAGING
TRANSFORMATIONS
Recent packaging transformations within Nestlé’s product portfolio include transitioning to paper packaging across various formats, with examples such as the Smarties sharing block, a popular color-coated chocolate confectionery product, becoming available in a recyclable paper wrapper in the United Kingdom. Other brands such as Nesquik, Nescafé, KitKat, and Maggi have witnessed similar shifts to paper packaging in various locations. Paper straws for Nesquik, Milo, and Nescafé have been introduced.
NIDO FortiGrow pouch is also now designed for recycling without impacting the product’s shelf-life.
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Supporting infrastructures
that help shape a
waste-free future
One hundred percent recyclability is not enough, which is why Nestlé is committed to playing an active role in developing plastics collection, sorting, and recycling schemes across the world, and to converting packaging into a valuable resource. We have a longer-term ambition to stop plastic leakage into the environment across our global operations.
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DRIVING
NEW BEHAVIORS
We, at Nestlé, are leading the way on driving behavioral changes which are essential to tackling the global plastic waste challenge.
We are rolling out a sustainable packaging education and training program for over 270,000 employees, to accelerate behavior change and help us meet our packaging objectives. Other actions within our operations include eliminating single-use plastic items that cannot be recycled from all our facilities worldwide.
The Nestlé Center of Excellence
Founded in 2012 in Saudi Arabia with a mission to help bridge the skills gap between academic curriculum and corporate expectations, the Nestlé Center of Excellence offers training programs in the Middle East and North Africa in Nutrition, Business, and Sales. It has so far trained nearly 250 people and hired 68, with the latest graduate batch emerging in October 2021.
Nesternship
We, at Nestlé, have scaled up online training and launched the Nesternship initiative, which offers a digital internship program that helps young people in many countries gain professional experience remotely. The Program provides innovative means to select and train talented young people on the increasingly important areas of digitization and environmental sustainability.
DORNA
We at Nestlé have identified 20 countries that account for 50% of our plastic usage, where we will focus our efforts to increase recycling rates and support waste management infrastructure.
Coalition CIRCLE
Nestlé is part of a government-endorsed coalition in Abu Dhabi, The Coalition CIRCLE (Coalition of Innovation in Recycling towards a Closed Loop Economy), comprised of NGOs, global and local private companies committed to tackling the issue of packaging waste pollution.
Coffee Capsules
Nespresso has been collecting and recycling its coffee capsules around the world, including in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Similar programs are being implemented by Nescafé Dolce Gusto.
