Choosing Sustainable Materials

Our long-term goals

To reach our sustainability goals, we’ve need to raise our material reuse and recycling rate to 85%. Our focus on minimizing waste and finding new ways to reuse materials is an important part of both our environmental work and staying competitive.

Together, we aim to create long-lasting products that use resources wisely and support a more sustainable future.

To reach our 2030 targets we must

Our approach

As a food producer, we understand our responsibility in supporting a more circular economy. Through the Plastics Pledge, Drytech is committed to optimizing our packaging design to minimize unnecessary plastic, increasing the use of recycled materials where feasible, and ensuring that all packaging is designed to be recyclable. We actively collaborate with our suppliers and partners to enhance sustainability across the entire value chain and report on our progress annually. This initiative is part of our broader environmental and climate strategy to lower our footprint and help shape a more environmental friendly food industry.

To support these efforts, we’ve launched collaborative projects with our suppliers focused on developing recyclable pouches that align with our environmental objectives.

Learn more about the Plastics Pledge here: grontpunkt.no/plastloftet.

Impact so far

Not all of the planned measures were completed in 2024, which means we haven’t yet reduced the amount of residual waste going to energy recovery incineration.

In 2024, our sorting rate stood at 43%. Our goal is 85% by 2030, so there’s still a long way to go. Currently, each pouch generates around 12 grams of residual waste—well above our target of 1.2 grams per unit.

As we begin 2025, we’re bringing a renewed sense of focus. A new agreement with the waste management company Remiks will start in June 2025, allowing us to sort and recycle more types of plastic.

Key steps moving forward

Key steps moving forward include sorting label rolls as paper and separating hard plastics for recycling. The use of contaminated soft plastic in production is also under review, with efforts focused on identifying cleaning methods that could make it recyclable and keep it within the circular system.

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