Reducing packaing

Britvic, Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, and Nestle are among the companies joining Unilever and others in signing a commitment to cut down on packaging and food waste under a UK programme.

The commitment, announced today, is part of a voluntary action plan on
packaging launched in 2005 as the Courtauld Commitment by the Waste &
Resources Action Programme (Wrap).
 The companies also pledge to identify
ways to help reduce the 6.7m tonnes of food waste thrown out in the UK each
year.
The Courtauld Commitment's target is to reduce the 6.3 million tonnes of
packaging reaching UK homes each year by at least 340,000 tonnes by 2010.
Under the Courtauld Commitment, Wrap works with retailers, brand owners,
manufacturers and their packaging suppliers to develop solutions across the
whole supply chain.
The solutions include using innovative packaging materials and formats,
reducing the weight of packaging, increasing the use of refill and
self-dispensing systems, collaboration on packaging design guidance, and
increasing the amount of recycled content. The company will also only use
recyclable materials for all secondary packaging.