Danone introduces recyclable bioplastics in Germany

Danone becomes the first major yogurt producer on the German market to introduce recyclable bioplastic packaging. The French-based dairy’s Activia wellness yogurt is now filled into PLA pots, produced with maize starch as substrate material. Activia packaging now bears the WWF panda logo, because the dairy cooperated with this organisation in launching the new PLA pots. They are claimed to result in 43% less climate-damaging gases in production with 25% less fossil fuel required compared with the more conventional polystyrene pots.

Danone becomes the first major yogurt producer on the German market to introduce recyclable bioplastic packaging. The French-based dairy’s Activia wellness yogurt is now filled into PLA pots, produced with maize starch as substrate material. Activia packaging now bears the WWF panda logo, because the dairy cooperated with this organisation in launching the new PLA pots. They are claimed to result in 43% less climate-damaging gases in production with 25% less fossil fuel required compared with the more conventional polystyrene pots.