Birds Eye has taken a step closer to achieving its sustainability targets by moving to recyclable packaging on its Natural Vegetable products.
The update will remove 379 tonnes of plastic and will be the start towards ensuring all the brand’s vegetable lines will have recyclable packaging.
The update sees new recyclable materials and components replace the existing packaging used, across all Natural Veg products whilst also reducing excess packaging by reducing the size of the bags but keeping the same amount of vegetables.
The recyclable packaging features across the following lines:
- Field Fresh Supersweet Sweetcorn
- Field Fresh Garden Peas & Sweetcorn
- Field Fresh Select Mixed Vegetables
- Field Fresh Country Mixed Vegetables
- Birds Eye Garden Peas (2021)
- Birds Eye Petis Pois (2021)
Jess Ali, Senior Marketing Manager Vegetables at Birds Eye, said: “Shoppers are increasingly looking for brands that are making a positive difference on issues they care about, and we’re committed to ensuring all of our vegetable lines will have recyclable packaging by the end of 2022. The new packaging across our Natural Vegetable and Peas portfolio will make a significant difference to our sustainability commitment by removing approximately 379 tonnes of non-recyclable material from the market annually.
“This is the culmination of a thoroughly thought-out process, balancing our sustainability targets while retaining the elements that shoppers look for in our products. We know consumers want to see a reduction in plastic used by brands, yet also value the practical, resealable functions of our bags. We’ve therefore made a deliberate effort to find a more sustainable solution, adopting a press-to-close function, which will help shoppers to keep their freezers tidy while reducing the amount of plastic we use across the range.”
