All Nestlé articles
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ArticleUnilever, PepsiCo, and more shape Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s call for scaled-up ‘reuse revolution’
Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, and Unilever have contributed to a new Ellen MacArthur Foundation study suggesting that, if scaled up effectively, returnable packaging can be as economically attractive as single-use alternatives.
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ArticleNestlé investment opens new recycling plant for flexible plastic packaging
Nestlé has invested £7 million into the opening of Impact Recycling’s new recycling plant, which is set to convert hard-to-recycle flexible plastics into pellets to produce new flexible packaging.
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ArticleUN Treaty on Plastic Pollution: Aspirations must become actions
The UN treaty on plastic pollution must now move ‘from aspiration into action’. Leanne Gale, Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, at Nestlé S.A., explores what this might look like.
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ArticleNestlé gives update on sustainable packaging progress
Nestlé lists a decrease in virgin plastic consumption, an uptake in recycled plastic content, its participation in reuse and refill trials, and its support of international legislation to combat waste among its steps towards more sustainable packaging practices in the last five years.
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ArticleNestlé displays KOFILA chocolates on reusable wire stands in Czech stores
Nestlé Česko, PENNY, and POSpooling are piloting point-of-sale stands made of wire, which are said to perform five times better than cardboard alternatives when it comes to environmental burden.
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ArticleNestlé on fostering and encouraging circular innovations
How is Nestlé aiming to make the packaging for its single-serve coffee products circular? Nespresso’s sustainability program manager, Christophe Boussemart, and Nescafé Dolce Gusto’s Susanne Kulhanek explain.
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ArticleReuse and refill: success, challenges, and learnings
In theory, reusable and refillable packaging solutions are two of several pathways to achieving circularity, reducing waste, and tackling pollution. So, why hasn’t every trial or pilot been successful? Nestlé’s Jodie Roussell, Global Public Affairs Lead for Packaging and Sustainability, and Antje Shaw, Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, reflect on the firsthand knowledge the company has gained and set out a roadmap for future success.
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ArticleNestlé Mexico and Greenback use Enval technology to generate pyrolytic oil from plastic waste
Nestlé Mexico and Greenback Recycling Technologies are utilising Enval Limited’s advanced recycling technology to turn hard-to-recycle plastics into pyrolytic oil at a newly-opened recycling plant.
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ArticleNestlé pilots refillable vending machines for cereal brands in Indonesia
Nestlé is piloting refillable vending machines for its Milo and Koko Krunch cereals in a bid to contribute towards the reduction of disposable packaging.
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ArticleThe story behind Huhtamaki's compostable paper-based coffee capsules for Nespresso
Huhtamaki recently utilised its Fiber Solutions technology to partner with Nestlé and provide its Nespresso brand with paper-based, home-compostable coffee capsules. We followed up with Thomasine Kamerling, Huhtamaki’s executive vice president for Sustainability and Communications, to learn more about this collaboration, and where she expects fibre-based packaging to go next.
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ArticleNestlé and Huhtamaki reveal home compostable, paper-based Nespresso coffee capsules
Nestlé has teamed up with Huhtamaki to develop paper-based, home-compostable coffee capsules for its Nespresso brand.
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ArticleNestlé repackages Quality Street and KitKat chocolates in paper and ‘80% recycled’ plastic to improve recyclability
Nestlé’s Quality Street line is set to adopt FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets, predicted to replace 2.5 billion individual foil and cellulose wrappers on an international scale. Meanwhile, its KitKat chocolate is set to be packaged in wrappers made from 80% plastic from this month onwards.
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ArticleLactalis Nestlé incorporates recycled PE into chilled dairy bottles
Lactalis Nestlé says that it has incorporated up to 30% recycled polyethylene (PE) content into some of its chilled dairy product bottles using ISCC PLUS certified recycled material from Repsol’s advanced recycling process.
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ArticleRecycling scheme for coffee pods partners with food-to-go retailer
Consumers will be able to recycle Pret A Manger’s aluminium at-home coffee pods via drop-off points or kerbside collection in select locations in collaboration with Podback, which aims to recycle coffee pods into new products like beverage cans.
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ArticleOver 70 organisations call on UN to negotiate a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution
More than 70 businesses and financial institutions have today released a statement calling for an ambitious, comprehensive, and legally binding treaty on plastic pollution ahead of the UN Environment Assembly.
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ArticleCailler aims to appeal to a younger audience with Christmas packaging redesign
The Seymourpowell design agency has collaborated with the Swiss chocolate brand, Cailler, to redesign its Christmas pralines collection to attract a younger audience and incorporate recyclable elements.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2021 winners revealed
Last night, the winners of our Sustainability Awards 2021 were announced at FachPack!
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ArticleNestlé reveals two new packaging innovations for Vittel bottles
Nestlé has developed two new packaging innovations for its Vittel natural mineral water bottles with the goal of reducing its use of plastic while maintaining the functionality of traditional plastic bottles.
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ArticleRetail and FMCG leaders back fund to boost flexible plastic recycling
Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have collaborated to form a €1.2 million fund that aims to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
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ArticleAmcor creates soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content for KitKat
Amcor announces it has collaborated with Nestle and a coalition of companies to produce a soft plastic food wrapper for KitKat made with 30% recycled polypropylene.