NPR

Unilever, Maker Of Dove And Lipton, Pledges To Cut Non-Recycled Plastic Use In Half By 2025

Unilever also pledges to collect and process more used plastic packaging than it sells over the next six years.
This picture shows rubbish from single-use plastics during a protest in Indonesia on July 21, 2019. (Adek Berrt/AFP/Getty Images)

Unilever, one of the largest global consumer goods companies, says it plans to cut its use of non-recycled “virgin” plastics in half by 2025.

The London-based company — which makes name brands like Dove, Vaseline and Ben & Jerry’s — also pledges to collect and process more used plastic packaging than it sells over the next six years.

Richard Slater, chief research and development officer at Unilever, says the company

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR2 min readCrime & Violence
Luis Rubiales Faces Sexual Assault Trial For Unsolicited Kiss At World Cup
The case against the ex-Spanish soccer federation head who kissed player Jenni Hermoso without consent is going to trial, a judge ruled. Three others will be tried for allegedly pressuring Hermoso.
NPR3 min read
Tornadoes Tear Through The Southeastern U.S. As Storms Leave 3 Dead
Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.
NPR5 min readCrime & Violence
Migrant Crime Is Politically Charged, But The Reality Is More Complicated
Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.

Related Books & Audiobooks