Nestle to make all packaging reusable

NESTLE yesterday announced it aims to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

The Swiss food firm – which owns more than 2,000 brands worldwide from KitKat to Perrier bottled water – said it did not want any of its product packaging to end up in landfill. It will focus on eliminating non-recyclable plastics, encouraging the use of materials that allow better recycling rates and eliminating or changing ‘complex combinations’ of packaging.

Chief executive Mark Schneider said: ‘Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world is facing today.’ Meanwhile accountancy giant KPMG will stop using plastic water cups across all 22 UK offices by this summer, in a move it says will save three million cups a year. Environment manager Sarah Lindsay said: ‘The firm spends £60,000 on cups every year. Even with supplying our 15,000 employees with a free metal water bottle, the scheme is projected to pay for itself within 18 months.’