Plastic Packaging

• Vaseline’s new pump in its Vaseline Intensive Care packaging is widely recyclable in the US and Canada, according to How2Recycle’s assessment

• Since 2018, Vaseline has redesigned its packaging and increased its use of recycled content, avoiding the use of virgin plastic equivalent to approximately 11 million plastic lotion bottles

The Highland Community Waste Partnership (HCWP) has teamed up with the German sustainable packaging company Vytal to introduce this initiative.

The scheme aims to enlist 20 businesses from the region. The UK generates 11 billion pieces of packaging waste annually due to on-the-go lunch habits.

The HCWP’s #ChooseToReuse campaign seeks to mitigate this by promoting reusable alternatives.

From today (28 October), customers at the supermarket will be able to purchase Ocado’s Reuse Non-Bio Liquid Detergent (2.7L) and Reuse Clear Skies Fabric Conditioner (2.7l).

The Reuse range is part of the Refill Coalition’s work to develop reusable packaging solutions, in an effort to reduce the use of single-use packaging from customers’ weekly shops.

The addition of laundry essentials follows the launch of pasta and rice in reusable packaging in August, which the grocer said has been “extremely successful with customers”.  

This project has seen the creation of mono-material films that initially feature 30% PCR. The PCR content was supplied by Ecoplast, a member of the Borealis Group. Borealis is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions. The polymers were in turn extruded by Korozo into mono-material constructions for Henkel’s laundry detergents, such as Persil. Printing and converting of the packaging were carried out by Korozo on its high-end presses and pouchmaking lines. Products sold in these packs are already on shelves in Central Eastern Europe.