25 Jan 2022 --- Unilever is facing a fresh round of public criticism over the alleged closure of a single-use sachet recycling facility in Indonesia, which the FMCG touted as a major step in the effort to halve its use of virgin plastic. An investigation by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) in the Asia Pacific claims to have discovered the facility secretly closed, costing €10 million (US$11.3 million) and devastating the livelihoods of thousands of waste pickers relying on the project.