Australia’s pioneering salad manufacturer One Harvest has aligned with the ANZPAC Plastics Pact and committed to making all of its plastic packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.
As a member of the ANZPAC Plastic Pact, One Harvest will work in collaboration with other key players to bring to life a shared vision of a circular economy for plastic.
Through the Pact, by 2025, One Harvest is committed to achieving four goals set out by the Pact. These include:
- Eliminating unnecessary and problematic packaging through redesign, innovation and alternative deliver models;
- 100 per cent of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025;
- Increase plastic packaging collected and effectively recycled by at least 25 per cent for each geography within the ANZPAC region; and
- Averaging 25 per cent recycled content in plastic packaging across the region.
“While plastic has given us the opportunity to create new and innovative products and recipe formats for our customers that can stay fresh for days longer than before. We need to act now,” says Stephen Humpage, general manager for Non-Produce at One Harvest.
“Our products touch thousands of consumers each and every day, committing to a solution is an important milestone for One Harvest and our people.
“In the past year, One Harvest have implemented a number of initiatives across our four sites to eliminate problematic plastics and have re-engineered through in-house technologies to reduce and optimise our current packaging formats.
“The business continues to increase the level of post-consumer recycled packaging in numerous packaging designs. However, we do recognise that there is more work and innovation required to rethink the way we design, use and reuse plastic to ensure a better tomorrow.”
The Pact estimates that in Australia, only 18 per cent of all plastic packaging is recovered for future use, and that by 2040, if we fail to act, the volume of plastic entering the oceans will almost triple.
“We are dedicated to our purpose in helping Australia’s live better lives through the food we produce,” says Justin Pennock, CEO of One Harvest.
“Our commitment to ANZPAC, was a simple decision for our business; sharing our knowledge, collaborating on issues we are facing is the key to ensuring that we are shaping a sustainable future for generation to come.”
