(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - MondelÄ“z International today announced a new commitment to make all packaging recyclable and provide recycling information by 2025. The company willwork in partnerships so that packaging can be collected and recycled inmarkets around the world. This new commitment is part of the company’sstrategy for a circular packaging economy and will help deliver itslong-term vision for zero-net waste packaging.

The announcement reflects the company’s new purpose to empower peopleto snack right by offering the right snack, at the right time, in theright way. This includes ensuring that the company’s products are madewith ingredients that are sustainably sourced, produced and delivered,with positive impact along the supply chain

“As the global snacking leader, we’re committing to usingsustainably-sourced materials and recyclable packaging as part of ouractive contribution to reduce packaging waste and establish a circulareconomy for packaging,” said Rob Hargrove, Executive Vice President,Research, Development, Quality and Innovation. “Plastic waste and itsimpact on the planet is a broad, systemic issue that our consumers caredeeply about, and which requires a holistic response. Together withpartners from across the industry, as well as public and privateentities, we can help to develop practical solutions that result in apositive environmental impact.”

Targeting Zero-net Waste Packaging The company’s strategy aims to deliver against its long-term visionfor zero-net waste packaging by addressing two objectives: making iteasier for consumers to recycle packaging and supporting industrycoalitions to improve recycling rates. To achieve this, the company iscommitted to the following:

• All packaging will be made with recyclable material by 2025. The company will provide design guidelines for circular economy to packaging developers, set priorities and identify materials to use or avoid across its packaging range.

• All paper-based packaging will be sustainably sourced by 2020.

• 65 million kg of packaging material worldwide will be eliminated by 2020. This builds off the company’s success in removing 53.5 million kg of packaging material since 2013 and is consistent with its commitment to use the right amount of material to keep products fresh and safe while minimizing the amount of packaging used.

• Recycling information for consumers will be provided by 2025. The company will work to make it easy for consumers to recycle or re-use product packs after use given the vast array of local recycling systems around the world.

• The company will support industry coalitions and public-private partnerships to develop vital waste-management infrastructure to reduce waste and improve real-world recycling rates.

Continued Progress

By continuously improving packaging design, MondelÄ“z International hasalready made substantial progress to minimize the environmental impactof packaging. Most of the company’s packaging is already recycled,recyclable or recycle-ready. Around 75 percent of its packaging iscomprised of glass, paper or metal and around 70 percent of paper-basedpackaging is from recycled sources. Hundreds of optimization programshave reduced packaging in recent years:

• In the U.K., Cadbury Heroes tubs were redesigned to use 17 percent less plastic resulting in 30 percent fewer trucks to transport them.

• In Asia, Middle East and Africa, improvements to secondary packs and shippers for chocolate products saved more than 1 million kg of corrugated paper.

• In the U.S., Oreo cookies packaging were made 23 percent thinner, which reduced the need for nearly 1.5 million kg of cartons annually.

To learn more about the company’s efforts to deliver positive impactfor people and planet, go to the 2017 Impact For Growth Progress Report.

About Mondelēz International
MondelÄ“z International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers people to snackright in approximately 160 countries around the world. With 2017 netrevenues of approximately $26 billion, MDLZ is leading the future ofsnacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, belVita andLU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; SourPatch Kids candy and Trident gum. MondelÄ“z International is a proudmember of the Standard and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow JonesSustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow thecompany on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

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Mondelez International

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. With 2019 net revenues of approximately $26 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as OREO, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.

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