Mondelez International supports call for plastics recycling

CHICAGO - Snack maker Mondelez International Inc. Wednesday announced its support for global efforts designed to increase recycling rates for plastic waste, including flexible films. Similarly, the company is a signatory of the Business Call for a UN Treaty on plastic pollution, which calls on governments to adopt a more harmonized approach to policymaking, to increase infrastructure investments and to coordinate infrastructure development to address plastic waste.

"We need concerted and collaborative action to advance recycling systems that cater to flexible films, so that more of the lightweight, multi-layer plastics that are used in the confectionery and snacking industries can be economically and practically collected, reprocessed and ultimately reused, instead of ending up in the environment," said Rob Hargrove, executive vice president of research, development and quality for Mondelez International.

Mondelez International is already supporting initiatives in markets that promote closed-loop recycling systems, when those programs take account of flexible films, the company said. With engagements in about 15 locations, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the U.K., Brazil, Colombia, India, the U.S. and Australia, Mondelez International's recycling contributions cover markets that account for around 40% of its global revenue base.