The maker of Ben & Jerry's and Dove has committed to cutting its use of new plastic in half by 2025. To get there, Unilever will offer more reusable and refillable packaging, sell more unwrapped product and use more recycled plastic in its packaging.
The maker of Ben & Jerry's and Dove announced the target on Monday. If the company meets its goal, it will use no more than 350,000 tonnes of new plastic each year from 2025, down from around 700,000 tonnes in 2018.To get there, Unilever will offer more reusable and refillable packaging, and sell more"naked," or unwrapped, products. The company will also use more recycled plastic in its packaging. "There is a lot of plastic pollution in the environment.
Consumers are also increasingly aware of the damage that's caused when plastic enters the environment and especially the world's oceans. Walmart's massive car seat recycling program starts today. It's big news for parents -- and the environmentMassive amounts of plastic have piled up in landfills, with some emitting greenhouse gases and contributing to global warming as they degrade. Plastics are expected to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050.
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