Sustainability

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KP Snacks saves 410 tonnes of plastic

Plastic has been reduced across Skips, Nik Naks, Space Raiders, McCoy’s, Hula Hoops, and Butterkist.

KP Snacks has announced a 410 tonne reduction in plastic packaging in 2021, reducing consumer packaging by 6.8% across several brands.

The business saved 142 tonnes of plastic across Skips, Nik Naks and Space Raiders, freeing up space on retailers’ shelves and resulting in 644 fewer lorry journeys. Additional packaging modifications also saw plastic reductions across McCoy’s, Hula Hoops and Butterkist, as well as KP’s price-marked pack range.

The manufacturer also recently joined the Flexible Plastic Fund, a cross-industry collaboration that is working towards a long-term vision of a circular economy for flexible plastics.

KP Snacks has also teamed-up with TerraCycle to support the recycling of bagged nuts, popcorn, crisps and pretzels packets nationwide. This partnership has seen 13 million snack packs recycled so far.

Matt Collins, Trading Director, said: “We know that our consumers are increasingly concerned about the environment and the impact of their purchases and we’re here to support our retail partners by doing the right thing.

“As a category leader, we are committed to building on our existing programmes of packaging reduction, recycling and sustainable sourcing to ensure our business – and the planet and communities on which it depends – thrive for generations to come.”

Nicola Robinson, Head of Sustainability at KP Snacks, added: “While reducing plastic in our supply chain is a key element of our approach, we also recognise our responsibility to help develop recycling solutions over the long term so that ultimately, we can turn our crisp packets back into new crisp packets.

“Achieving this will require deep collaboration across the value chain, which is why we’re proud to be a member of the Flexible Plastics Fund, as well as partnering with TerraCycle to help support infrastructure development within the UK.”