Tetra Pak reports 21.4% carton recycling rate in Colombia for 2025
Tetra Pak's 2025 sustainability report shows a post-consumer carton recycling rate of 21.4% in Colombia, up from the prior year after recovering 4,400 tonnes of material. Globally the company cut value-chain greenhouse gas emissions by 34% versus 2019 and invested EUR 100m in lower-carbon packaging R&D plus EUR 42m in post-consumer collection and recycling infrastructure.
Why this mattersRising collection infrastructure and recycling rates in emerging markets support carton packaging's circularity case as brand owners face tightening sustainability expectations.
- Colombia recycling rate for Tetra Pak cartons reached 21.4% in 2025, recovering 4,400 tonnes of material
- Colombia collection network now spans 335 waste management organisations, 21 departments and over 1,000 collection points
- Global value-chain GHG emissions cut 34% versus 2019, direct operations emissions cut 56%, 97% of energy from renewable sources
- Company target is a 46% GHG reduction by 2030
- EUR 100m invested in R&D for lower-carbon-footprint packaging
- Additional EUR 42m invested globally to develop post-consumer collection and recycling infrastructure
- Tetra Pak's EUR 100m 2025 R&D spend included a new paper-based barrier for juice cartons claimed to cut carbon footprint by about 43%
- Tetra Pak recovered 2,370 tonnes of post-consumer cartons in Central America and the Caribbean in 2025, led by Costa Rica with 1,671 tonnes, Dominican Republic 518 tonnes, Panama 102 tonnes and Guatemala 79 tonnes