Global food companies Mars and Nestlé have joined a consortium in France to develop an industrial chemical recycling industry for plastic.
The initiative will examine the technical and economic feasibility of recycling complex plastic waste, such as small, flexible and multilayered food-grade packaging. Such products are currently considered non-recyclable and are therefore either incinerated or disposed of in landfills.
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Also part of the consortium are Total, an energy business that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity, Citeo, which provides advice to its customers on packaging disposal and recycling technologies.
Kate Wylie, global vice president for sustainability at Mars, said: “In line with Mars’ circular-packaging plan, including the goal for 100% plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, we plan to reduce unnecessary packaging, redesign for circularity and invest to close the loop.
“Identifying and investing in the right waste management systems is a critical part of the solution to address the plastic waste problem. We support this new pyrolysis project in France to help identify circular systems for post-consumer plastic packaging and consequently increase the scale of recycling across Europe.”
Mathieu Tuau, head of packaging and sustainability at Nestlé France, added: “We are aiming for 100% of our packaging to be reusable or recyclable by 2025. Combining our expertise in a collective project to improve recycling is something we need to do to tackle the global plastic issue.”
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