Nestle wants to build markets by creating demand

摘要

Nestle says it will buy a huge quantity of food-grade recycled resin over the next five years. A company leader explained why the brand owner is committing to use recycled plastic despite its higher cost. The global food and drink producer on Jan. 16 announced its plan to invest more than 1.5 billion Swiss francs (over $1.5 billion) to source up to 2 million metric tons of food-grade recycled plastics between now and 2025. In an interview, Chastity McLeod, head of technical packaging for Nestle USA, elaborated on the company's interest in building markets for food-grade recycled plastics. Through its Nestle Waters division, the company has served as a major end user for food-grade recycled PET plastic. The latest announcement takes that same focus into the company's food packaging. That includes polyethylene and polypropylene, used in products such as stretch and shrink film, bundle wraps, trays, closures and other products.