Unilever Vows to Slash Plastic Packaging Further, Recycle More

The owner of Dove, Vaseline and Ben & Jerry’s is vowing to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025.

LONDON — Unilever is raising its sustainability game further, promising to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025 by reducing its use of the material by more than 100,000 tons and by pressing more recycled plastic into action.

Unilever’s plastic packaging footprint today is around 700,000 tons annually, including the company’s recent acquisitions. As a result of this latest commitment, Unilever is committing to a footprint of no more than 350,000 tons by 2025.

Unilever Vows to Slash Plastic Packaging Further, Recycle More