The packaging giant has recently released its 2022 sustainability report, which also stated that 83% of its flexible plastic packaging portfolio now has a recycle ready solution, that it is maintaining production of recycle-ready solutions at 74%, and has more than doubled the amount of recycled content purchased since FY2019.
The company also said renewable energy usage was up by 146% compared to 2021, waste-to-disposal down by 33% compared to 2019, and that it had purchased nearly 410,000 metric tons of biomaterials.
Ron Delia, chief executive, said: “I am proud to announce a new target on recycled content that will see us work toward 30% recycled material across our portfolio by 2030. This is a significant increase beyond our previous target of 10% by 2025 and will play a critical role in our responsible packaging strategy.”
“Last year, 74% of the packaging we produced was recycle-ready, and 83% of our flexible packaging portfolio had recycle-ready alternatives available.”
“Our customers require packaging that meets their needs in terms of functionality and performance, with a broad choice of high-performing material options, and that delivers outstanding sustainability benefits. The redesign of our product portfolio included the launch of the new Amcor EcoGuard brand, which allows customers to quickly identify packaging options that offer more sustainable features. We also expanded on our sustainability leadership by launching proprietary product innovations such as our AmFiber platform and recycle-ready AmPrima films.
“Alongside improvements in infrastructure and consumer education, we believe these new products hold the key to the journey to a more sustainable, circular economy for packaging.”