1. Best Practices in Waste Management: Nestlé’s approach
Jochen Hertlein
Corporate Packaging Sustainability and Lean Packaging
Waste Management Innovation
Mumbai, 17 April 2017

2. Packaging prevents food waste
Emerging economies
50 % of food wasted in supply chain, + losses at consumer
Lack of packaging
Inappropriate packaging
Inappropriate distribution
Developed economies
3 % lost in distribution, 30 % wasted in-home
Urban habits
Demographics
Source: WRAP
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3. Packaging inherently contributes to sustainable development
Environment helps make best use of resources by preventing losses & spoilage of product
Economic makes business possible by allowing easy distribution of products
Social provides the consumer with the benefits of fresh and stable food products
Source: L. Erlöv et al., Packaging – a Tool for the Prevention of Environmental Impact, Packforsk report No. 194, June 2000.
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4. Packaging Environmental Sustainability Roadmap
Five Focus Areas
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5. Approaches for packaging optimization
Structural design, material & process improvement
Product densification
Optimized headspace
Shelf life optimization
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6. Packaging end of life - Our Vision
Minimized end of life environmental impacts, littering and packaging going to landfill.
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7. Nestlé activities to improve recovery of used packaging
Design for recovery
Education
Establishing collection & recovery
Recycled content
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8. Nestlé activities to improve design for recycling: the German example
Process
Understanding
Thesis ?
Tools
Examples
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