Beverage carton industry is set to recycle the packaging. An attempt is being made to bring awareness and responsiveness into the system by an alliance of leading producers. Tetra Pak, CavinKare, Dabur India, Diageo India, Halewood Laboratories, John Distilleries, Karnataka Milk Federation, Parag Milk, Radico Khaitan and Schreiber Dynamix Dairies, have co-founded the Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC). It is a first-of-its-kind initiative to further strengthen the end-to-end waste management ecosystem by engaging with all stakeholders (including waste pickers, scrap dealers, waste management companies, recyclers and non-governmental organisations) across the value chain. Along the way, more companies are expected to join the alliance aims to double the recycling of used cartons from approximately 30 per cent today to 60 per cent by 2025.
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