How Nestlé Tackles Plastic Waste

Thursday, October 31, 2024

At Nestlé, tackling plastic pollution is an urgent priority for us. Our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter. 

As of 2023, Nestlé achieved 83.5% of plastic packaging designed for recycling globally, and achieved 14.9% virgin plastic reduction globally compared to our 2018 baseline.  

Examples of packaging improvements in Canada include transitioning the Smarties portfolio to responsibly sourced paper from plastic packaging.

We are making investments to develop innovative packaging solutions and collaborating with industry associations, government, and civil society to mobilize the collective action needed to shape a waste-free future. On January 27, 2021, Nestlé Canada joined the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative that brings together industry, government, and social organizations from across Canada’s plastics value chain. The goal of the CPP is to drive significant system-wide change towards a circular economy by rethinking the way that we design, use and reuse plastics.

Plastic packaging plays an important role in safely delivering high-quality food and drinks to consumers, and in reducing food loss and waste. We need to consider alternatives carefully before making changes.

For more information, visit: