en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 26th, The Italian food company Barilla announced that 99.8% of its sold packaging is designed to be recyclable, with 71% using fiber-based materials. It has also removed plastic windows from pasta boxes, reducing plastic use by approximately 126,000 kilograms annually.

Barilla's blue box packaging is made from virgin fiber, ensuring food safety and quality while maintaining recyclability within the paper recycling stream. The company uses low-odor inks to improve the recycling process, and its cardboard is sourced from responsibly managed forests according to international programs to support social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

By removing plastic windows, Barilla emphasizes that modern recycling systems can separate components, but the new design avoids unnecessary plastic entering the market. Over 50% of the company's packaging materials are recycled, with a goal to eliminate approximately 4,000 tons of material from the market by 2030 through packaging redesign.

Barilla's sustainable packaging principles, introduced in 1997, aim to increase the use of recycled materials, reduce consumption of fossil-based resources, address packaging waste and emissions, and prevent food waste. The company also plans to reduce water consumption in production, promote recycling, reuse, and circular practices within its supply chain, and adopt an environmental management system compliant with UNI EN ISO 14001 standards.

Barilla will continue conducting product lifecycle assessments, focusing on water scarcity indices to measure water consumption. This initiative aligns with industry trends, such as Mondi and Fiorini International helping Antico Pastificio Umbro transition to recyclable paper bag packaging in 2022, Tesco introducing home-recyclable paper packaging for its premium dry pasta range, and Koehler Paper partnering with Astrabio to launch flexible paper packaging to enhance recyclability and reduce carbon footprint.