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Circular Driven Solutions

We are committed to innovative packaging and paper solutions that keep materials in circulation and avoid waste.

Mondi sustainable food packaging in kitchen

Creating sustainable packaging and paper

Consumer demand for sustainable products continues to grow. As a key part of Mondi Action Plan 2030 (MAP2030) we are committed to make 100% of our packaging and paper portfolio reusable, recyclable or compostable (based on revenue), with 85% achieved in 2023.

Our focus lies on innovation to develop new solutions, keep materials in circulation and engage with customers and partners to drive progress at scale. We consider the environmental impacts of our products at each stage of the value chain, from the sourcing of raw materials, to material efficiency, product design and safety and a sustainable end-of-life.

85%

of our revenue is from packaging and paper products that are reusable, recyclable or compostable based on our Path to Circularity Scorecard

44%

reduction of specific waste to landfill from our manufacturing processes since 2020

Worldstar Packaging Awards won for our sustainable products and solutions

2023 circular driven solutions highlights

Insights on our circular driven solutions

Our team unpacks sustainability at Mondi and shares why they are excited about our MAP2030 and the opportunities it provides.

Our solutions commitments, targets and performance

Make our packaging and paper solutions reusable, recyclable and or compostable

Targets

100% of our packaging and paper products are reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025

Behind target

2023 performance

Based on revenue in 2023, 85% of our portfolio of packaging and paper solutions is reusable, recyclable or compostable (82% in 2022).

Our focus continues to be on our Flexible Packaging products, as 100% of the portfolios from our Corrugated Packaging and Uncoated Fine Paper businesses are already recyclable or compostable. By the end of 2023, we had a sustainable alternative in place, or identified and in development, for 94% of our Flexible Packaging products, with the ambition to achieve 100% by 2025.

In 2023, we conducted product impact assessments (PIAs) for 1,145 products, and calculated 146 Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs).

Avoid waste by keeping materials in circulation

Targets

Eliminate waste to landfill from our manufacturing processes

On track

2023 performance

We are making good progress in eliminating waste to landfill. In 2023, we achieved an exceptional performance and reduced our total waste to landfill by around 50,600 tonnes. Since 2020 we have achieved a reduction of 44% in specific waste to landfill mainly by reusing the effluent fibre from our Richards Bay mill (South Africa) as landfill cover.

Work with others to eliminate unsustainable packaging

Targets

Progress made through our partnerships and stakeholder engagement activities every year

On track

2023 performance

We continued to collaborate in various cross-industry organisations to drive progress at scale.

We continued to engage with the World Food Programme and developed a structured Life Cycle Decision Framework in 2023.

In 2023, Mondi convened the first ever Roundtable for the Circularity of Paper Bags in Madrid (Spain), to discuss how to scale the collection of used paper bags in the Spanish construction sector.

As part of our engagement with FEFCO and CEFLEX, we participated in their advocacy group to input into the PPWR drafting. We also joined Flexible Packaging Europe's Circularity Economy Task Force to shape the industry position and advocacy strategy towards PPWR.

Mondi representatives were also involved in the development of the second version of the Circularity by Design Guideline for fibre-based packaging and the update to the Guidance on Collection and Sorting, both released in 2023.

Circularity at Mondi

Our approach to circularity

We keep sustainability at the centre of our innovation and R&D efforts. Our approach to circularity encompasses several key elements, including how we design our products, how we measure our progress across our portfolio, our product impact assessments, R&D and innovation capabilities, in-house laboratories and cross-value chain collaborations with customers and suppliers.

See two of these key elements, our ‘Sustainable Design Principles’ and our ‘Path to Circularity Scorecard’, illustrated below or download our Circularity at Mondi PDF.