A new survey of 12,000 consumers in six countries worldwide shows that 76% of 
them would like to recycle more than they do now. 

Recyclability is the packaging sustainability attribute consumers care most 
about, above other options including reusability and the type of materials 
used. 

Amcor also released its 2021 Sustainability Report showing strong progress on 
its aspirations, including multiple innovations that provide consumers with the 
opportunity to recycle more.

When it comes to packaging and sustainability, consumers are clear: provide 
options to recycle more, make recycling easier and ensure the product is in 
fact recycled.
 
Those are some of the key findings from a new Amcor survey of 12,000 consumers 
across six countries worldwide. The study showed 76% of consumers across the 
U.S., the U.K., Germany, Australia, China and Brazil want to recycle more and 
find recyclability is the most important sustainability attribute for packaging 
– above other aspects including reusability and the materials used.

Consumers are also calling on both brands and governments to make changes: 83% 
said they want brands to make it clearer how to recycle packaging. At the same 
time, 80% think it should be the responsibility of recycling service providers, 
such as local governments, to improve infrastructure so that packaging can be 
recycled in practice.

Amcor Chief Commercial Officer Peter Konieczny said: "This research shows the 
great opportunity to help consumers recycle more. At Amcor, we are working to 
provide the responsible and high-performance packaging consumers are looking 
for. To increase recycling rates, the research also shows that consumers see 
both brands and governments playing a role in improving recycling and waste 
management infrastructure."

Amcor also released today its 2021 Sustainability Report, which shows the 
company is making strong progress towards its sustainability aspirations. 
Consumer desire for more recycling aligns directly with Amcor's pledge to make 
100% of its products recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.

Vice President of Sustainability at Amcor David Clark added: "Amcor is making 
strong progress on our commitment to innovate on packaging design, to 
collaborate for waste management infrastructure and to educate for greater 
participation in recycling." 

Amcor reported that 74% of all its products are now designed to be recycled and 
that it increased its purchase and use of recycled content by 86% in the past 
two years. The packaging company also continues to reduce its environmental 
footprint thanks to its EnviroAction program, including a 57% year-on-year 
increase in renewable energy use.

Read Amcor's 2021 Sustainability Report here [ 
https://www.amcor.com/sustainability-report ] and discover new, more 
sustainable packaging solutions on Amcor.com [ https://www.amcor.com/ ].

Notes to Editors

In conducting the market research published alongside this report, Amcor 
surveyed 2,000 respondents in each of the UK, US, Germany, Australia, China and 
Brazil online between 27 October 2021 and 9 November 2021. The research was 
conducted by OnePoll. 

About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for 
food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other 
products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their 
products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve 
supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty 
cartons, closures and services. The Company is focused on making packaging that 
is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an 
increasing amount of recycled content. Around 46,000 Amcor people generate $13 
billion in annual sales from operations that span about 225 locations in 
40-plus countries. 

Source: Amcor