08 Oct 2019 --- British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company Unilever has pledged to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025. It aims to reduce its absolute use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 metric tons, accelerate its use of recycled plastic and scale-up reuse and refill formats. The commitment makes Unilever the first major global consumer goods company to promise an absolute plastics reduction across its portfolio.