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With 2025 in sight, Arnott’s moves to mono flexibles
Arnott’s has committed to transition its soft plastic packaging used on all biscuit packaging from multi to mono-material, so it is fully recyclable, by the end of 2023.
THE biscuit-maker’s move is well ahead of the 2025 National Packaging Targets set by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) and its best practice guide- lines for soft plastic packaging.
The shift will see the removal of non-recyclable materials from the packaging for Arnott’s entire ANZ biscuit range, resulting in full recy- clability of that packaging through the Australian REDcycle and NZ Soft Plastics Recycling schemes.
Consumers will start to notice the change with the roll out of thinner, fully recyclable packaging, across the Farmbake range, a popular prod- uct for NZ consumers also available at Australian independent grocery stores.
The company says the change to the Farmbake packaging will gener- ate a plastic reduction of nine tonnes each year while retaining shelf life and freshness.
Arnott’s will transition the remain- der of its soft plastic packaging to fully recyclable material in the next 18 months, as trials are completed. This change will ensure all Arnott’s packaging is fully recyclable, the com- pany says.
“Arnott’s is working hard to achieve 100 per cent recyclable pack- aging comprised of mono-material structures and more simplified pack- aging formats,” said Alberto Peixeiro, Arnott’s group director of packaging development.
“When we started our sustainabil- ity journey last year, we decided to set ourselves the ambitious goal of com- pletely eliminating multi-material structures from our packaging, a goal
ABOVE: Soft plastic shift: All Arnott’s biscuit packaging will be made from mono- materials by the end of 2023.
that has us well placed to exceed the timeframes set out by APCO, as part of the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
“Beyond this significant change, we are continuing to look for opportuni- ties to reduce the amount of packaging that we use and increase the recyclabil- ity of our packaging materials, so that we can work toward the ultimate goal of a circular economy for packaging.”
Brooke Donnelly, outgoing APCO CEO, says its good to see APCO mem- bers developing innovative solutions to improve the sustainability of their packaging.
“This significant commitment will drive real sustainability outcomes and is exactly the type of action we need as Australia works towards achieving the 2025 National Packaging Targets,” Donnelly said.
“The Arnott’s Group’s tenacity and initiative is a superb example to all businesses in Australia, and an important step towards the develop- ment of a true circular economy for sustainable packaging in Australia.”
Simon Lowden, Arnott’s group chief transformation officer, said, “Across the board we are seeing improvements in our sustainability efforts, but more importantly, we’re holding ourselves to account for the commitments that we have made.” ■
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