Moy Park has reduced its overall packaging by 10% in the past 12 months, as part of its sustainability strategy.
The company said it was also aiming to increase the percentage of recyclable packaging it used by 5%.
Moy Park has collaborated with supply chain partners on initiatives focusing on removing unnecessary plastic components, reducing plastic that remains, developing recyclable options and adopting plastics use recycled content.
“As a business, sustainable packaging plays an important role on our pathway to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 and we deliberately set ambitious targets to deliver real results that can be felt by our customers and consumers,” said Matt Harris, head of packaging at Moy Park.
“Our ambition is to make even more progress and we’re working closely across departments, and with external expertise, to extend our current packaging strategy. This will reflect best practice guidance on packaging design, future legislation, and consumer and shopper insights. We already have exciting partner collaborations in the pipeline that will further reduce our reliance on plastic and support consumer and customer goals to recycle more.”