From plastic waste to valuable food packaging

ExxonMobil has completed the first commercial sale of certified circular polymers using its Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling of plastic waste. The collaboration with Berry Global, a leading provider of innovative packaging and engineered products, used certified circular ExxonMobil^™ PP leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend^™ technology to manufacture food grade containers.

_{*In communities that have programs and facilities in place that collect and sort plastic waste for advanced recycling.}

 

Berry Global will incorporate ISCC PLUS certified polymers across food and beverage applications.

"We have ambitious sustainable packaging goals that include achieving 30 percent circular content across our fast-moving consumer goods packaging by 2030," said Tarun Manroa, chief strategy officer of Berry Global. "Advanced recycling can help our customers meet their sustainability goals and accelerate the move to a more circular economy. Collaboration across the value chain is critical to achieving this.

• Enables a broader range of plastic products to be recycled, including dirty plastics with food contact, with a lot less sorting and cleaning than is needed with mechanical recycling
• Increases the number of times a plastic material can be recycled without losing performance and quality