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Walmart has announced new goals to reduce the use of plastic packaging.
The retailer said the new commitments announced Tuesday at its annual supplier forum are expected to impact over 30,000 products. Walmart said it is committed to eliminating nonrecyclable PVC packaging in all its private label brands by 2020.
Walmart said it will work with its U.S. private-brand suppliers on the following commitments:
>> Seek 100 percent recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging for its private brand packaging by 2025.
>> Target at least 20 percent post-consumer recycled content in private brand packaging by 2025.
>> Label 100 percent of food and consumable private brand packaging with the How2Recycle label by 2022.
>> Work with suppliers to eliminate the nonrecyclable packaging material PVC in general merchandise packaging by 2020.
>> Reduce private brand plastic packaging when possible, optimizing the use to meet the need.
ON THE MOVE
PacRim Marketing Group named Angel Wong integrated marketing manager. Her experience includes account manager at D&C Color Inc. and market representative and project manager for Target Corp. in Hong Kong.
Pacific Allied Products Ltd. announced the following promotions: Fred Louis Sylva Jr. to operations manager from overseeing the company’s polyethylene terephthalate division, and Debbie Serrao-Kuamo’o to sales manager from overseeing the expanded polystyrene division.