What is Nestlé doing to tackle plastic packaging waste?

Our vision is that none of our packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill, oceans, lakes and rivers. We are working hard to deliver on it and help achieve a waste-free future.

Why do you use plastic in your packaging? 

Our packaging plays a key role in protecting food, preventing food waste and ensuring the quality and safety of our products. We use a range of materials, including glass, metal, paper and plastics.

Plastics offer a unique combination of malleability, availability, hygiene and safety, making them ideal packaging materials. We use the minimum adequate amount of plastic packaging to pack products safely, and aim to support the recovery of plastic at the end of its useful life.

In Thailand Mineré natural mineral water is taking a significant stride in the Thai drinking water market by launching “Mineré Eco-friendly rPET bottle” (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) made from recycled plastic. It has been certified by Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for meeting quality, safety, and cleanliness standards and has also been certified to plastic resin standards by the FDA in the United States.
The launch reinforces the “BOTTLE MADE FROM BOTTLES” concept, embracing the recycling process that will endlessly transform used bottles into new bottles to close the loop and prevent plastic waste from reaching landfills, water resources, and the ocean, as well as reducing carbon emissions. This initiative also contributes to Mineré’s goal of transitioning all its packaging to 100% recycled rPET plastic by 2025.