a base de plástico recogido en playas

• La industria del cuidado del cabello crea por primera vez un modelo de negocio sostenible avanzando en la economía circular

• Además, para 2018 se producirán medio billón de botellas de productos de cuidado capilar de P&G a base de plástico reciclado

La compañía Procter & Gamble ha anunciado que h&s, la marca de champú número 1 del mundo, producirá la primera botella de champú creada con hasta un 25% de plástico reciclado recogido en playas. En colaboración con los expertos en reciclaje TerraCycle y SUEX, esta innovación llegará a Francia este verano en forma de edición limitada de una botella de h&s disponible para los consumidores en Carrefour, uno de los puntos de venta líder en el mundo. Esta será la producción más grande de botellas recicladas a partir de plástico reciclado (PCR) recogido en playas a nivel mundial y un primer gran paso en el establecimiento de una cadena de suministro única que incluye el apoyo de miles de voluntarios y cientos de ONGs recogiendo desechos de plástico encontrados en las playas. “Pensamos que la marca de champú líder en ventas debería liderar la innovación sostenible, sabiendo que al hacerlo anima al resto de la industria a hacer lo mismo” afirmó Lisa Jennings, Vicepresidente - Líder de sostenibilidad de h&s y cuidado capilar global en Procter & Gamble. “Hemos sido afortunados de poder colaborar con unos socios como TerraCycle y SUEZ para convertir esta visión en realidad” Además, P&G ha anunciado que para finales de 2018 en Europa más de medio billón de botellas al año incluirán hasta un 25% de plástico reciclado. Esto representa más del 90% de todas las botellas vendidas en Europa a través del portfolio de cuidado capilar de P&G, con marcas abanderadas como Pantene y h&s.

El proyecto requerirá un suministro de 2.600 toneladas de plástico reciclado cada año – el mismo peso que 8 aviones Jumbo Boeing 747 cargados. P&G ha venido usando plástico PCR en sus envases durante 25 años y el anuncio de hoy es un paso importante en el viaje de la compañía para conseguir su objetivo corporativo de 2020 de doblar el tonelaje de plástico PCR utilizado en los envases. Según la fundación Ellen MacArthur (EMF) el 95% del valor del material plástico de los envases, entre 80-120 billones de dólares anualmente, se pierde para la economía y, siguiendo el camino actual, para 2050 podría haber más plásticos que peces en el océano (en peso).* *Fundación Ellen MacArthur, The New plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics (2016) “En P&G creemos que las acciones hablan más alto que las palabras. El aumento del uso de plásticos PCR entre nuestro portfolio de marcas de cuidado capilar, demuestra nuestro compromiso continuado en producir un cambio real”, comentó Virginie Helias, Vicepresidente de sostenibilidad global de P&G. “La botella reciclable de champú de h&s producida a partir de plásticos recogidos en las playas representa una primera vez en la categoría del cuidado capilar. Aumentar el uso de plástico reciclado en los envases de nuestras marcas bandera, como Pantene y h&s, hace que sea más sencillo para los consumidores el poder elegir productos más sostenibles, sin sacrificar nada. Así que mientras que estamos orgullosos de lo que hemos hecho y de lo que estamos haciendo, sabemos que aún hay mucho más por hacer” “Esta alianza representa un paso importante para TerraCycle. Estamos orgullosos de estar trabajando con una de las marcas más grandes para crear un producto que representa todo un avance. Crear la primera botella de champú reciclable del mundo a partir de plásticos recogidos en playas es el comienzo de un viaje importante. Con la economía circular ganando más atención, esperamos que otras marcas globales trabajen con proveedores ecológicos y utilicen su influencia para provocar un cambio en beneficio del medio ambiente” – Tom Szaky, CEO TerraCycle. “Este acuerdo entre SUEZ, TerraCycle y P&G representa un paso emocionante en la creación de un mundo primero para los consumidores, una botella de champú reciclable hecha de plásticos recogidos en playas. Esperamos que otras organizaciones continúen colaborando con distintos proveedores para provocar cambios medio ambientales importantes en esta industria y esperamos que también en otras. Con 9 instalaciones dedicadas al plástico en Europa, Suez ya está produciendo 170.000 toneladas de polímeros reciclados de alta calidad” – Jean- Marc Boursier, Gruop Senior Executive VP, responsable de reciclado y recuperación para Europa en SUEZ.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="220"] La firma Head & Shoulders, perteneciente a P&G, ha creado el primer bote de champú realizado con plástico reciclado de las playas.[/caption]

La compañía Procter & Gamble anunció en el marco del Foro Económico Mundial, celebrado la semana pasada en la localidad suiza de Davos, que su empresa Head & Shoulders (H & S), reconocida a nivel mundial por su champú, producirá el primer bote de champú reciclable del mundo, hecho en un 25% con plástico de playa reciclado.

En colaboración con los expertos de reciclaje TerraCycle y Suez, esta innovación llegará a Francia este verano como un envase H & S de edición limitada a disposición de los consumidores de Carrefour. Se tratará de la mayor producción del mundo de botellas reciclables hechas con plástico post-consumo reciclado (PCR) de playa y un primer paso importante en el establecimiento de una cadena de suministro única que implica el apoyo de miles de voluntarios y cientos de ONGs en las playas.

Fuimos conscientes de que la principal marca de champú en ventas tenía que liderar la innovación en sostenibilidad y animar así, a toda la industria a hacer lo mismo, dijo Lisa Jennings, Vicepresidenta de Head & Shoulders y Líder Global de Sostenibilidad de Cuidado de Cabello , Procter & Gamble. Hemos tenido la suerte de poder trabajar con grandes socios como TerraCycle y Suez para hacer realidad este proyecto.

Además, P & G anunció que en Europa a finales de 2018 aproximadamente más de 500 millones de botellas por año incluirán hasta un 25% de plástico reciclado del post-consumo. Esto representa el 90% de todas las botellas para el cuidado del cabello que se venden en Europa de P & G, de marcas insignia como Pantene y Head & Shoulders.

El proyecto requerirá un suministro de 2.600 toneladas de plástico reciclado cada año - el mismo peso que ocho Boeing 747 completamente cargados-. P & G ha utilizado el plástico de PCR en envases por más de 25 años, y el anuncio de la semana pasada es un paso importante de la compañía para cumplir su objetivo de 2020 de duplicar el tonelaje de plástico PCR utilizado en los envases.

Según la Fundación Ellen MacArthur (EMF), el 95% del valor del material de envases plásticos, que oscila entre 80 y 120.000 millones de dólares anuales, se pierde en la economía y siguiendo el ritmo actual, podría haber más plástico que peces en el océano (por peso) en 2050.

En P & G, creemos que las acciones valen más que las palabras. El mayor uso de plásticos de PCR a través de nuestras de marcas de cuidado del cabello, demuestra nuestro compromiso continuo para impulsar un cambio real, dijo Virginie Helias, Vicepresidenta de Sostenibilidad Global de P & G. La botella de champú reciclable Head & Shoulders fabricada con plástico de playa es la primera del mundo en la categoría de cuidado del cabello. Aumentar el uso de plástico reciclado en los envases de nuestras marcas insignia, como Pantene y Head & Shoulders, facilita a los consumidores poder elegir productos más sostenibles, sin concesiones. Así que mientras estamos orgullosos de lo que hemos hecho y lo que estamos haciendo, sabemos que hay mucho trabajo por delante.

*Para más información: www.uk.pg.com / www.terracycle.es / www.suez-environnement.com

Procter & Gamble recently collaborated with TerraCycle and Suez, the largest waste management company in Europe, on the world's first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made with 25% plastic collected from beaches. This packaging made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content will soon be available in France. A recent report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in the UK reveals that of the 300 million tons of virgin plastic that's produced annually, 43% ends up incorrectly deposited in the garbage and ends up in landfills. This is particularly significant because it means that most plastic packaging is used only once. Considering that the look and shape of the Head & Shoulders shampoo bottle seems to remain unchanged, the makeup of this shampoo bottle sets a precedent that brands across multiple industries should take note of.

A year ago at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum found that most plastic packaging is used only once; 95% of the value of plastic packaging material, worth $80 billion-$120 billion annually, is lost to the economy after a short first use. This challenges the world to drive greater recovery and reuse of plastics, and create solutions that see that plastics never become waste. During this year's Davos, Procter & Gamble announced that it has teamed up with us at TerraCycle and SUEZ, the largest waste management company in Europe, to source, develop and put out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25% recycled beach plastic for the world’s number one shampoo brand, Head & Shoulders. The first 150,000 bottles will be available in France this summer, making it the world’s largest production run of recyclable shampoo bottles made with beach plastic, and a major step in establishing a unique supply chain that supports a new plastics economy. Working directly with thousands of volunteers and hundreds of NGOs and other beach cleanup organizations, TerraCycle sources the shipments of rigid plastics collected through beach cleanup efforts, capturing these materials for recycling for the first time, at no cost to participants. TerraCycle’s partnership with SUEZ tackles logistics (collection and shipment) and processing (separation and material pelletization) of these mixed plastics so they can be used as recycled raw material. The scale of the beach plastics project focuses on the goal of incorporating more post-consumer recycled content (PCR) across other P&G brands and globally, inspiring other world entities to do the same. P&G has been using PCR plastic in packaging for over 25 years, last year using over 34,000 metric tons, and its Hair Care division is projected to see half a billion bottles per year include 25% PCR by the end of 2018. Today’s announcement is an important step in P&G’s mission to meet the Corporate 2020 goal of doubling the tonnage of PCR used in plastic packaging. P&G, using the programme created by TerraCycle and SUEZ as a sourcing method, not only creates a market for recycled plastics, but a sustainable supply chain designed to feed back into itself. This collaborative partnership is a milestone in how organizations can look to partner up in order to deliver major environmental changes across industries. The benefit of putting forth the resources to divert plastics from landfills and create a market for them in the value system is many-fold. Approximately 10–20 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans each year. These include microplastics, which result in an estimated $13 billion a year in losses from damage to marine ecosystems (not to mention the severe degradation to natural capital suffered by animals and their habitats) and financial losses to fisheries and tourism. If things don’t change, we are projected to see more plastics than fish in the ocean by 2050. Of the more than 300 million tons of new, virgin plastic produced globally per year, it is estimated that up to 129 million tons (43%) of the plastic used is disposed of in landfills; in the United States, the EPA’s most recent report places the plastics recovery rate for recycling at 9%. Linear solutions for plastic waste miss out on opportunities to capture and use these resources, reinforcing our dependence on fossil fuels and incurring an avoidable degree of structural loss. The interesting thing about beach plastic is that there is so much of it, and companies like P&G see the ROI potential for harnessing those resources and rolling out their own sustainability initiatives. When consumer goods companies make the commitment to put out products made from non-virgin raw material, it creates a circular system that can be nurtured and expanded for sustainable growth and positive impact.

We all make purchases because the packaging attracts us to the product, whether we really need the item or not. The shape is pretty or unique. Maybe utilitarian. The colors are lovely. You can store all your loose change in it. There are all kinds of reasons we buy what we buy. But more and more, consumers, in particular Millennials, make purchases based on the brand’s corporate social responsibilities. They expect their brands to commit to social and environmental responsibility and will support those brands with undying loyalty. Enter P&G. It is debuting fully recyclable shampoo bottles made with 25% recycled plastic. The plastic is collected after washing up on beaches around the world for bottles of Head & Shoulders Shampoo. To get the word out to consumers, the bottles include the callout, “Plastique Collecte Sur La plage.” The first 150,000 bottles will appear on store shelves in France this summer. The initiative expanded P&G’s focus to include more post-consumer recycled content in its packaging. “We felt that the leading shampoo brand in sales should lead in sustainability innovation and know that when we do this, it encourages the entire industry to do the same,” says Lisa Jennings, Vice President, Head & Shoulders and Global Hair Care Sustainability Leader, Procter & Gamble. “We’ve been fortunate to work with such great partners in TerraCycle and SUEZ to make this vision a reality.”

Last week, I reported on the news that business and government leaders have endorsed a new plan to tackle plastics waste issues and to increase plastic packaging recycling to 70%, which they called, “The New Plastics Economy.” Well, looks like it’s not just all talk after all. Consumer goods giant P&G announced that it will produce the “world’s first” recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25% recycled beach plastic.  P&G partnered with innovative recycler TerraCycle and SUEZ, a waste recovery company, on this new packaging initiative, which will be released in France this summer as a limited-edition Head & Shoulders (H&S) bottle available to consumers in Carrefour, a retailer in France. P&G claims that this will be the world’s largest production run of recyclable bottles made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) beach plastic, and a first major step in establishing a unique supply chain that involves the support of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of NGOs collecting plastic waste found on beaches.  Additionally, P&G announced that in Europe by end of 2018 more than half a billion bottles per year will include up to 25% post-consumer recycled plastic. This represents more than 90% of all the hair care bottles sold in Europe across P&G’s hair care portfolio of flagship brands like Pantene and Head & Shoulders. The project will require a supply of 2,600 tons of recycled plastic every year – the same weight as eight fully loaded Boeing 747 jumbo jets.   According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), 95% of the value of plastic packaging material, worth $80-120 billion annually, is lost to the economy and on the current track, there could be more plastics than fish in the ocean (by weight) by 2050. “At P&G, we believe that actions speak louder than words. The increased use of PCR plastic across our hair-care portfolio of brands, demonstrates our continued commitment to driving real change,” says Virginie Helias, vice president of global sustainability, P&G. “The Head & Shoulders recyclable shampoo bottle made with beach plastic is a world’s first in the hair care category. Increasing the use of recycled plastic in the packaging of our flagship brands, like Pantene and Head & Shoulders, makes it easier for consumers to choose more sustainable products, without any trade-offs. So while we’re proud of what we’ve done and what we’re doing, we know there is much more work ahead.” Hopefully one day we will see these beach plastic recyclable bottles on U.S. store shelves as well. 

There are about 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean, a great deal of which is washing up on beaches around the world, resulting in the high-profile fouling of shorelines in Hawaii and Alaska. In an effort to clean up some of this pollution, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is planning to produce Head & Shoulders shampoo bottles partly made from beach plastic. The company told The Guardian that the containers will be made from 25 per cent of these recycled materials, collected by thousands of volunteers on the shorelines of France. P&G called it a “first major step” towards establishing a supply chain using the recycled debris. “We felt that the leading shampoo brand in sales should lead in sustainability innovation and know that when we do this, it encourages the entire industry to do the same,” Lisa Jennings, vice-president of global hair at P&G, said in a release. The pilot project, which also involves recycling business TerraCycle and waste management firm Suez, will result in up to 170,000 recycled bottles on shelves across France this summer, according to The Guardian. Steve Morgan, the technical director of plastics recycling organization Recoup, told The Guardian that it is a “technological breakthrough,” despite its limited run. “In the past when companies have tried to use plastics that have been sourced from oceans or beaches, it hasn’t been technically possible because of the exposure to UV, and also the plastics degrade and don’t recycle that well. What they’ve done here is make it technically viable, which is kind of the big thing,” said Morgan. He added that the techniques used by P&G could become “more mainstream” once the technology is further developed and the cost advantage improves. The company also promised to produce more than a 500 million of the same type of bottles per year across Europe by the end of 2018. P&G said this figure represents 90 per cent of all of its haircare bottles sold on the continent. It estimated it will require 2,600 tonnes of recycled plastic each year, or the equivalent of eight fully-loaded Boeing 747s. The company is aiming to double the amount of PCR plastic, post-consumer resin or reclaimed material, that it uses in packaging by 2020. “Increasing the use of recycled plastic in the packaging of our flagship brands, like Pantene and Head & Shoulders, makes it easier for consumers to choose more sustainable products, without any trade-offs,” said Virginie Hellas, vice-president of global sustainability at P&G. “So while we’re proud of what we’ve done and what we’re doing, we know there is much more work ahead.” The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a United Kingdom-based non-profit, estimates that plastic production will double in the next 20 years. However, current efforts are only leading to 14 per cent it being recycled. But it estimates that number could be bumped up to 70 per cent.