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Unilever aims for 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

It has committed to ensure all of its plastic packaging is designed to be recyclable or compostable

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Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever

Last Updated : Jan 18 2017 | 3:01 PM IST

Unilever has announced its commitment to ensure that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 as it called on the entire fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry to accelerate progress towards the circular economy.

According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), just 14 percent of the plastic packaging used globally makes its way to recycling plants, while 40 percent ends up in landfill and a third in fragile ecosystems. By 2050, it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans. While architect and circular economy leader William McDonough says the cradle

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