Bunzl Investor Day Presentation Deck
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Our historic success when transitioning customers away from plastic bags
Continental Europe and UK & Ireland carrier bag sales 2015-19
Sales (£)
2015
- Plastic
2016
Alternative
CAPITAL MARKETS DAY 2021
2017
2018
2019
Impact of the EU Plastic Bags Directive
(adopted in 2015)
Between 2015 and 2019:
- Directive required member states to apply measures to reduce
the number of lightweight carrier bags
Total sales increased by 2%
Sales of the single-use plastic bags in scope of the regulations
fell by 30%
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BUNZL
Sales of bags made from alternative materials (paper,
compostable, reusable bags) increased by 48%
Transitioned from 58% plastic, 42% alternative in 2015, to 40%
plastic and 60% alternative in 2019
Profit margin increased
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