Century Pacific Food Inc., one of the largest branded food and beverage manufacturers in the Philippines, said Monday its brands obtained plastic-neutral certification for the second straight year.
CNPF said in a disclosure to the stock exchange securing the plastic neutral certification for its brands demonstrate the company’s full compliance of the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 or the Republic Act 11898.
The EPR bill, which lapsed into law in July 2022, requires companies to establish programs that would reduce their production, importation, supply or use of plastic products.
Among the CNPF brands that were certified ‘net zero plastic waste’ are Argentina, Birch Tree, Coco Mama, unMEAT, Hunt’s, Swift, Century Quality Bangus, Angel Coffee Creamer, Wow, Home Pride and the newly launched Choco Hero. These brands make use of flexible plastic packaging.
Being ‘net zero plastic waste’ means that an entity’s plastic footprint is effectively offset by recovering an equivalent amount of plastic waste, preventing it from leaking into nature, and ensuring it is processed safely.