Through this scheme, all of the plastic meal trays used in Apetito’s specialist nutrition range can be washed and returned after use and recycled into brand-new trays - right here in the UK.
Participation in the initiative is set to save each care home an estimated 113kg CO2e per year based on one home returning 20 trays per day. The initiative supports partnering homes to bring down their carbon emissions and minimise their impacts on the environment, as well as reducing waste costs.
Lee Sheppard, director of corporate affairs, policy and sustainability at Apetito, commented: “To date, we have seen brilliant results and had positive receptions of this scheme from both our Wiltshire Farm Foods and Healthcare customers and have collected back an over 25 million trays to be recycled.
“Reducing environmental impacts is becoming a growing priority for all businesses, and so we’re pleased to be able to work closely with our partnering care homes to help tackle their carbon emissions and provide a more sustainable packaging option through our closed-loop recycling scheme. Participation also has the potential to drive cost efficiencies for care homes through reducing waste collection costs, at a time when cost inflation is a real concern for the sector.”