DS Smith Declared Notable Progress on Plastics Replacement Target

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Leading packaging company DS Smith announced significant progress against its plastics replacement target announced in line with its ‘Now and Next Sustainability’ strategy, announced last year.

The company has replaced more than 170 million pieces of problematic plastic with paper-based solutions for supermarkets and online retailers. DS Smith has removed on average more than 2 million pieces of single use plastic per week from its customers, thereby boosting packaging recyclability and reducing the impact on environment. The company is set to replace more than one billion pieces of single-use plastics by 2025.

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DS Smith has created over 1,000 wholly recyclable fibre-based packaging solutions for various products, for both traditional and e-commerce customers. It has made use of its Circular Design Principles to launch a series of innovative designs that eliminate even the smallest amounts of plastic packaging. For instance, it has replaced plastic sealing tape with self-locking cardboard flaps and swapped plastic labels with print direct onto cardboard.

Miles Roberts, Group Chief Executive at DS Smith stated that consumers are increasingly demanding less waste from their products, in alignment with its agenda to protect the planet and create a more sustainable future.