In France, Essity increases its capacity to recycle food and beverage packaging
The hygiene and health company Essity has inaugurated its first production line 100% dedicated to the recycling of used food and milk cartons for professional hygiene tissue products. The facility can recycle over 25,000 tons per year, equivalent to 60% of all collected, sorted and recycled food and beverage cartons in France.Since 2008, Essity’s plant in Hondouville has been the leader in recycling paper fiber from food and beverage packaging in France. The latest expansion has increased the recycling capacity by 40%. In addition to increased recycling capacity, the process also enables