24 Jun 2022 --- Unilever has worked to derail and circumvent legislation limiting the use of single-use plastic sachets in developing nations, despite publicly decrying their harm to the environment and pledging a complete phase-out, according to a recent Reuters investigation. Over two years ago, the multinational’s CEO Alan Jope conceded multilayered single-use sachets are impossible to recycle mechanically and declared “we have to get rid of them.” Another Unilever official branded the packaging design “evil,” while the firm’s spokespeople promised that refill systems, product redesign, and advanced recycling methods would see the end of sachet use altogether.
