Unilever, which has sales of over £53bn ($64bn) a year and produces 3% of the world’s plastic packaging, will pledge to make all of its plastic recyclable or reusable by 2025 in an announcement at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that 40% of plastic packaging goes to landfill, with Just 14% entering the sea and posing a threat to marine and bird life. up to 33% goes to recycling plants. At current rates, the Foundation estimates that the seas will contain more plastic than fish by 2050.
Unilever, which has sales of over £53bn ($64bn) a year and produces 3% of the world’s plastic packaging, will pledge to make all of its plastic recyclable or reusable by 2025 in an announcement at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that 40% of plastic packaging goes to landfill, with up to 33% entering the sea and posing a threat to marine and bird life. Just 14% goes to recycling plants. At current rates, the Foundation estimates that the seas will contain more plastic than fish by 2050.