Lipton produces fully recyclable packaging

17 / 03 / 2021

By Marwa Nassar - -

Lipton – which is one of the products of Unilever – is producing packaging that’s fully recyclable by completely removing the plastic overwrap on its cartons. All this represents a reduction of 1,000 tons of plastic every year.

Lipton brand has also started a program to make all its tea bags globally from plant-based materials. This means they will be fully renewable and compostable, going back to nature where they came from, thereby reducing our environmental impact.

Right now, 17 billion plant-based tea bags have already rolled off the production line. Lipton has an ambition to make 30 billion tea bags using fully plant-based material by the end of 2021, and our aim is that all our 45 billion teabags will be plant based by 2023.

More about Unilever’s plans to ditch virgin plastic:

In October 2019, Unilever announced bold commitments to halve the use of virgin plastic in its packaging and remove more than 100,000 tonnes of plastic entirely by 2025.

Its aim is to ensure that all our plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable, and Unilever is working hard to continue to innovate, test, learn and deploy new ways of delivering against our commitments.

The company is making progress. It has significantly stepped up its use of post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR). Unilever is using more alternative materials, such as paper-based ice cream tubs. And our dedicated teams are working on novel reusable/refillable formats, with pilot projects now running all over the world.

As Pablo Costa, VP Science & Technology, Packaging, says: “Unilever’s commitments towards creating a sustainable world are powered by our innovations that include rethinking our plastic packaging. We’re doing this by using ‘Less Plastic. Better Plastic. No Plastic’. This framework guides our thinking and continues to gather momentum as we accelerate our transition towards a circular economy. We remain more committed than ever to close the loop on plastic.”