Unilever will launch recyclable toothpaste tubes in India and France – two of Unilever’s biggest oral care markets – as part of its bid to convert its entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025.
This follows Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) February announcement that it plans to collect and recycle 100% of its plastic waste – over 100,000 tonnes of plastic – from 2021 onwards.
“Recyclable tubes mark a key milestone in our packaging journey and, more significantly, they have the potential to transform the whole oral care industry. Together with our manufacturing partners, we’re making the new design available to any producers interested in adopting the new material, with the ambition to accelerate industry change,” Babu Cherian, R&D oral care packaging director.
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PH vows to catalyze actions in shifting to circular economy
Philippine Information Agency
17 May 2021, 16:38 GMT+10
PARAnAQUE CITY, May 17 (PIA) Policymakers and experts from various United Nations member states gathered to facilitate exchanges on best practices and emerging innovations, and promoted principles and practices on circular economy during the (UNIDO) Global Consultations on Circular Economy held recently.
The transition to a circular economy aims to adopt resource efficient and cleaner production systems to allow manufacturers to increase their competitiveness while protecting the environment. By saving big amounts of water, energy and raw materials, manufacturers can significantly reduce their production costs, produce less waste, therefore optimizing their production.