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WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS CONTENTS LIDL OVERVIEW Profile Produce People SUSTAINABILITY
OVERVIEW Sustainability Management Strategy Materiality Stakeholders Target Progress PROGRESS OVERVIEW Protecting Climate Conserving Resources Acting Fairly Respecting Biodiversity Engaging in in Dialogue Promoting Health REPORT OVERVIEW GRI Content Index
Circular Economy
Deposit Return Scheme
The initial trial was launched in in in in in our store in in in in in Glenageary Co Dublin and and we have since expanded the trial to to Claremorris Co Mayo As of December 2022 between the two stores we we have processed approximately 800k PET bottles and aluminium cans As a a a a a a a next step in in this project Lidl was the first retailer in in in in in in in Ireland to to introduce the the PET bottle material into our packaging in in in in in in in 2022 by incorporating the the recycled material into our Deluxe Crispy Roast Duck packaging This allows Lidl customers to to to be apart of a a a a a a a true circular economy whereby the the material from one product is recycled and then used in in packaging for another product This project is is is a a a a a a a a a a a collaboration across the Irish packaging packaging recycling network as as well as as packaging packaging and food manufacturers across supply chain We are proud to have collaborated with Shabra Plastics & Packaging Waddington Europe Versatile Packaging and our direct supplier Silver Hill Foods The PET bottles have been cleaned flaked and manufactured back into food grade packaging filled with our own brand product and and delivered back to to store Thirty percent
of of the total tray weight of of our Deluxe Crispy Roast Duck is is is made is is is made from our collected bottles We hope that in in completing this trial and launching this packaging we can demonstrate that truly recyclable packaging is not “waste” but an an an important and highly sought-after raw material that brands and and and retailers give value to by demanding recycled content in their products As of December 2022 between the two stores we we have processed approximately 800 000 PET bottles and aluminium cans DELUXE CRISPY ROAST DUCK PACKAGING
Reporting on our progress towards A Better Tomorrow
2021
1st Retailer Reverse Vending Machine
2022 1st Retailer Recycling bottles back into our products GRI 306-1 306-2
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