Woolworths will save approximately 50,000 kilograms of virgin plastic each year through a change to its Own Brand sliced bread bags, which are now made from 30% recycled plastic. Launched in June, the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) food grade bags, manufactured by global packaging leader Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), are in use across six bread products. Using advanced recycling technology (via the mass balance approach1), the bread bags’ recycled plastics have added to the tens of thousands of tonnes of virgin plastic Woolworths has removed from its supply chain. The…
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