Packaging Sustainability

Packaging plays an essential role in protecting our products, preserving quality and helping deliver safe food and beverages to consumers. At the same time, packaging must become more circular and have a lower environmental impact.

At Nestlé, we are guided by a vision where packaging does not end up in landfills or as litter. We are transforming the way we design, use and manage packaging, while supporting the development of effective waste management systems.

Our packaging sustainability strategy is built around three priorities:

Less Packaging
We are working to reduce unnecessary packaging, particularly virgin plastics, while increasing the use of recycled materials where appropriate.

Better Packaging
We are redesigning our packaging and developing solutions that are ready for recycling systems. This includes eliminating problematic packaging, exploring alternative materials and improving packaging design to enable materials to remain in circulation for longer.

Better Systems
Packaging circularity requires more than improved packaging design. We are supporting the development of collection, sorting and recycling systems and working with governments, industry partners and other stakeholders to strengthen waste management infrastructure and advance effective Extended Producer Responsibility systems.

Our approach is brought to life through five interconnected pillars: Reduce, Reuse, Redesign, Recycle and Rethink Behaviors. Together, these actions support our transition towards a more circular packaging system