For many years, the food and drink industry has been working on reducing packaging and the environmental impact of packaging.
In a lot of cases, food packaging cannot simply be removed because packaging plays a vital role in protecting and preserving food products, processed and non-processed alike.
Some packaging, particularly plastics, can end up in nature and contributes to the growing problem of plastic pollution.
As a major user of packaging, including plastics, the food and drink industry has a key role to play in limiting the use of packaging, considering the best packaging materials, and contributing to reuse, collection and recycling of packaging waste.