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Tim Hortons Unveils Sustainable Packaging, Continental Reduces Auto Parts Packaging by 70%, Waitrose Swaps Small Wine Bottles for Aluminum

See a few examples of sustainable packaging innovations by Tim Hortons, Continental, and Waitrose from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

Tim Hortons switches to sustainable lids, cutlery, and sandwich wraps.
Tim Hortons switches to sustainable lids, cutlery, and sandwich wraps.
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Packaging continues to see a lot of change of materials driven largely by sustainability objectives. Plastic replacement is still top of the agenda for many brands and retailers as they look to switch out of the material to solutions that may offer a better environmental footprint, or at least be better received by anti-plastic focused consumers. 

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Tim Hortons switches to sustainable lids, cutlery, and sandwich wraps.Tim Hortons switches to sustainable lids, cutlery, and sandwich wraps.ThePackHubTim Hortons Unveils New Compliant Packaging

Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons has unveiled changes to its cutlery, lids and sandwich wraps that will be in stores starting in early 2023. Tim Hortons’ 4,000+ Canadian locations began the switch in January, replacing plastic cutlery and lids with wooden and fiber cutlery and fiber lids for its bowls and cups. The new items will eliminate the use of an estimated 90 million single-use plastics a year across Canada, the company said in a press release. The wooden cutlery is made with wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council based on its sustainable forestry standards. The announcement came on December 20th, coinciding with the federal government’s ban on the import and manufacturing for sale of single-use plastics. These include bans on plastic checkout bags, cutlery and food-service ware made from problematic plastics. The company also encourages its customers to use reusable mugs (and bowls) by offering a 10% discount.

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