Nestlé joins alliance for responsible plant-based plastics
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Nestlé has announced that it will work in partnership with the World Wildlife
Fund (WWF) and seven consumer firms to encourage the responsible development of
bioplastics, derived from plant materials.
Along with Nestlé, the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) will include key
fast-moving consumer goods firms The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, Ford, H.J. Heinz
Company, Nike, P&G, and Unilever.
As consumers across the world seek sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based
products, the alliance will aim to guide the responsible selection and
harvesting of agricultural materials - such as sugar cane, corn, bulrush, and
switchgrass - used to make bioplastics.
Real alternatives
"Joining the alliance means we will be able to help build a more sustainable
future for the bioplastics industry whilst addressing issues such as land use,
food security and biodiversity," said Nestlé's Global Research and Development
Sustainability Manager, Anne Roulin.
BFA intends to bring together leading experts from industry, academia and civil
society to develop and support informed science, collaboration, education, and
innovation to help guide the evaluation and sustainable development of materials
that can be made into bioplastics.
Critical for conservation
"Ensuring that our crops are used responsibly to create bioplastics is a
critical conservation goal, especially as the global population is expected to
grow rapidly through 2050," said Erin Simon, of WWF.
Already, bioplastics made from sugar cane and other plant-based materials are
used in Nestlé's product portfolio. Since early 2012, for example, several sizes
of VITTEL bottled water have been packaged in an innovative PET bottle made from
30% plant-based material.
Nestlé is particularly interested in second generation bioplastics, made, for
example, from the by-products of forestry, agriculture or the food chain - such
as molasses or cane residue - or non-food sources such as algae, cellulose and
waste products.
Related information:
The Bioplastics Feedstock Alliance
http://www.bioplasticfeedstockalliance.org/
Nestlé and Environmental Sustainability: Packaging
http://www.nestle.com/csv/environmental-sustainability/packaging
Nestlé and Creating Shared Value
http://www.nestle.com/CSV
Vittel Water
http://www.vittel.com/fr/index.htm
Read more about Nestlé and bioplastics:
Nestlé sees bioplastics as the future of packaging
http://www.nestle.com/media/newsandfeatures/nestle-sees-bioplastics-as-future-
of-packaging
Nestlé Waters and bioplastics
http://www.nestle-waters.com/environment/bottled-water-packaging/pet-bottles-
bio-plastics
Nestlé launches bioplastic caps for milk brands in Brazil
http://www.nestle.com/Media/NewsAndFeatures/Nestle-launches-bioplastic-caps-for-
milk-brands-in-Brazil
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