Our products and plastic

We know the mismanagement of plastics is having a negative impact on our planet and we want to do what we can to change that.

What are we doing about the plastics in our products?

Circularity in our packaging is a key ambition for us – we want resources to be used again and again. To us, this means that our packaging should ultimately be made from circular sources, such as renewable, plant-based or recycled materials. It should also be circular after use — meaning reusable, recyclable or compostable. We know we have a way to go, but our teams are working hard to reach this circular ambition.

Plastics in Tea

We’re replacing the oil-based plastic in our tea bags with a plant-based plastic called PLA, and about half of our UK Yorkshire Tea bags have now switched.

Plastics in Coffee

We’ve signed up to the UK Plastics Pact which means we have targets to eliminate unnecessary plastic, increase the use of recycled plastic, and make all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.