In the Philippines, e-commerce has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the economy benefited from this strong expansion, it also brought up a new issue: more plastic garbage as a result of delivery packages.
With their efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle trash in their business ecosystems, companies like Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, whose portfolio has been trusted over the years for its premium health care, home care, beauty, and grooming products, contribute to a more sustainable world.
The company’s “Project LESS” sustainability program includes waste reduction strategies for both in-store and online sales.
Here are three ways that P&G promotes more thoughtful consumption:
1. Many of P&G’s products are reducing or replacing packaging. P&G bottles of Herbal Essences’ bio:renew shampoo are made with 25% post-consumer resin (recycled plastic). P&G also eliminated plastic overwrap on Safeguard soap multipacks, replacing them with recycled paper cartons. This reduced 8,500 km of potential plastic waste or one thousand times the length of the Boracay coastline.
P&G Philippines also customized its product bundles packaging by converting laminate-based bellybands and stickers to 100% FSC-certified papers, resulting in reduced bundling material usage and a 380,000 kg reduction in plastic waste.
2. P&G created ready-to-ship bundle containers. Olay produced a “Ship-In-Own-Container” packaging for online purchases. This eliminates the need for additional customization and last-mile packaging materials such as bubble wrap, fillers, and tape.
(Olay “Ship-In-Own-Container”)
3. P&G partnered with an eCommerce company to recycle and reuse its cartons for last-mile packaging. Sellers usually protect their products during delivery with excessive amounts of plastic wrap. To address this, P&G launched a regional sustainability partnership with an eCommerce company to recycle and reuse cartons from their Cabuyao plant for last-mile packaging in e-commerce deliveries. Cartons are converted into a honeycomb-like protective wrap which also provides quality delivery insulation, resulting in avoidance and reduction of plastic bubble wrap usage which could have potentially ended up as waste. As of August, P&G has supplied its eCommerce partner with over 4,000 kilograms of cartons for recycling and reuse.
(Recycled cartons re-used as last-mile packaging )
P&G is dedicated to developing superior and long-lasting substitutes that are beneficial to the economy, customers, and the environment. P&G Philippines was recently presented with the Sustainability Company of The Year Circle of Excellence Award at the 2022 Asia CEO Awards. The prize honors persons who have made significant environmental advancements and shown leadership and dedication to sustainability.
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