Heineken said the change would lead to 517 tonnes of plastic being removed from the packaging of its brands by the end of 2021. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
Heineken is ditching single-use plastic rings and shrink wrap from millions of multipack cans and replacing them with eco-friendly cardboard.
The Dutch company has invested £22m in new technology and production facilities at its UK sites that will enable it to start rolling out the changes across its popular brands , which include Heineken and Foster’s, from April 2020.
