Kraft Heinz, Clorox, Target, Pepsi, Hershey and Starbucks are among the major brands that have shared updates on their efforts to increase recycled content and meet other packaging targets.
Packaging manufacturers are making sustainability a priority through shifts like material changes and lightweighting as they respond to and fulfill demand from the brands they supply.
This year, numerous major food and beverage brands and retailers have shared updates on their own sustainable packaging pursuits or set new targets for initiatives like increasing recycled content or reducing plastics. Catch up on these updates below:
The food products maker is 87% of the way to a 2025 circular packaging goal, it said in its 2023 ESG report. It also recorded an overall increase in packaging weight and a rise in plastic packaging and nonrenewable materials. Read the full article ➔
A member of the US Plastics Pact, the CPG said 88% of its plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable, helped by removing nonrecyclable labels. Read the full article ➔
The retailer said it is “applying lessons learned” to turn around the virgin plastic number. Read the full article ➔
The food and beverage company’s ESG report attributed its increased use of virgin plastic from nonrenewable sources, in part, to “limited availability and high cost of recycled content.” Read the full article ➔
The beverage company’s sustainability report shows, however, that it did not increase overall packaging recyclability and compostability last year, nor did it increase postconsumer recycled content across packaging types. Read the full article ➔
The chocolate company, like others in the space, says it’s “hindered by an insufficient reliable supply of food grade material.” It views packaging changes as an important frontier in lowering Scope 3 emissions. Read the full article ➔
Constellation Brands’ latest ambitions address packaging weight ratios, the potential for making packaging returnable and replacing certain plastic components with recyclable paperboard. Read the full article ➔
Despite an eye toward reuse, Starbucks noted in a sustainability report just 1.2% of all beverages sold this past year were in reusable vessels. It’s currently testing personal cup acceptance for drive-thru and mobile orders. Read the full article ➔
