Moy Park on Newark Industrial Estate plans to reduce packaging by 5% year-on-year

Leading food company Moy Park has launched an ambitious campaign to tackle the use of plastics and packaging across its business and the industry.

The company, which opened a state-of-the-art, £20m hatchery on Newark Industrial Estate last year, plans to reduce its overall usage of packaging by 5% year-on-year while also increasing the percentage of recyclable packaging by 5%.

The target is one of a set of goals announced by Moy Park as part of its Remove, Reduce, Recycle and Research strategy, which is backed by a range of initiatives.

The company intends to collaborate with academics and supply chain partners to develop sustainable packaging across its product portfolio and will also remove avoidable single-use plastic from its office and restaurants by 2020.

It will move to 100% widely recyclable rigid packaging by 2022, with all other packaging to be widely recyclable by 2025.

Matt Harris, Moy Park’s head of packaging, said: “We have purposely set ambitious, industry-leading targets in order to deliver real results that can be felt by our customers and ultimately consumers.

“To achieve these targets, we will be reducing our reliance on plastics, focusing on innovative new packaging, and delivering accurate, clear recycling messages.

“We are committed to developing our business sustainability and we are excited to launch this latest campaign as part of our wider environmental commitments.”