Product, Packaging and Waste Management

Our Focus

• To develop a packaging material strategy that improves environmental impact through increased recyclability, reduction of virgin plastic and responsibly certified card.
• Reduce packaging tax through plastic reduction.
• Continue to seek innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle core
  waste streams.
• Ensure that by 2025 all our packaging will be reusable or recyclable.

Priorities for the Next 12 Months:

• Analyse packaging data responses from suppliers to support changes in legal reporting obligations coming into force January 2023.
• Continue our virgin plastic reduction programme with emphasis on product categories, including proprietary brands and the cycling categories.
• Develop environmental Life Cycle Assessment for key product categories.
• Continue to assess circular processes for core waste streams.

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