KEY THEMES 3. Natural resources Our contribution to SDG 12 A circular economy is a closed loop in which natural resources, components and products lose as little value as possible and their reuse is optimised. Reuse We drew up policies for the pot of the future: carbon black free and made from at least 80% PCR (post-consumer recyclate). Recycle Reduce Royal Lemkes intends to be fully circular by 2030. We began closed-loop initiatives with two of our customers. However, they could not roll out these innovations due to other pressing logistical issues. We hope to move forward on this in 2022. We achieved the valuable FSC certification. We published two white papers, informing customers and growers about plastic and the pot of the future. Using 2020 as a benchmark, we aim for a 10 per cent annual reduction in the use of plastic and a 50 per cent reduction by 2025. Our ambition is to implement multi-use plant trays by 2030. In 2021, as an interim step, we conducted tests with cardboard and pulp trays alongside existing reusable packaging. Complete packaging registration is on the agenda for 2022. Cardboard trays are introduced per pot size. 38
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