Nestlé to invest $2 billion for recycled plastic packaging
21 January 2020
While Nestlè aim for 100 percent recyclable packaging in five years, only 9 percent of recyclable plastic gets recycled.
The company will also invest in technology to source more recycled plastic for packaging. It will pay market rate for recycled plastic as a way to incentivise manufacturers to produce recycled products suitable for packaging food.
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