Why CPG Companies Must Take EPR Targets Seriously in 2025?

The year is 2025, and the giant CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) companies have no choice left rather to accept the data claimed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation recently.?

The shocking reports claim that a number of plastic packaging companies are still falling short to meet their EPR plastic targets for the last year.?

Although a significant number of CPG brands have met their EPR targets for last year in 2025 successfully but, a huge number of CPG companies have not achieved their sustainability goals yet!

That’s where the effectiveness of EPR for plastic sustainability goals comes under question within the Indian landscape.?

However, there are sustainable ways to meet EPR for plastic packaging targets in 2025 and beyond. Let’s find out those sustainable remedies-

How To Meet Yearly EPR Plastic Targets??

• Strictly complying with EPR guidelines while filing yearly compliances?
• Partnering with registered recyclers for transfer of exchangeable credit points?
• Connecting with professional EPR consultants for filing yearly plastic compliance report
• Invest in community awareness events to encourage plastic recycling?
• Calculating yearly EPR plastic targets while filing compliance reports on CPCB’s portal?
• Assuring transparency in maintaining yearly records for plastic waste collection, segregation, and recycling?

The outcome of complying with some of these sustainability goals helped various CPG brands to meet their yearly EPR targets successfully.?

Some of those Consumer Packaging Goods brands have been discussed below –

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Plastic Sustainability Goals Met by Giant CPG Brands & Their Outcome????

• As a CPG brand, SC Johnson achieved a 32% reduction in virgin plastic use from 2018 by reaching 30% of the EPR plastic packaging target for next year?
• Leading CPG brand, L’Oréal had set a benchmark for the whole sector by recycling used PET plastics and reduce 32% of virgin plastics from the ecosystem?
• 18% reduction in global use of virgin plastics?
• 26% incorporation of post-consumer recycled plastics?
• Rapid increase in usage of recyclable, reusable, and compostable plastics?

Conclusion

The growing concerns related to sustainable packaging have shifted the nation towards accepting EPR regulations.?

That’s why, every CPG brand must meet their yearly EPR plastic targets for the previous year in 2025 to fetch this nation towards a plastic carbon footprint free future.