Pharma and health, Personal care
Haleon sells consumer health products such as oral health, pain relief and vitamins. It reports 80% of its product packaging was recycle-ready in its 2025 packaging reporting period.
Formats and materials the company itself reports using, in its own reporting. No pack specifications, volumes or supplier names beyond what it has published.
| Format | Material | What the company reports |
|---|---|---|
| Tube; bottle | Plastic | Tubes and bottles are the two largest plastic packaging formats3 |
| Tube | HDPE mono-material (from aluminium/plastic laminate) | Toothpaste tubes moving from composite tubes with aluminium and plastic barrier layers to mono-material HDPE; recycle-ready tubes almost fully rolled out globally; designated recyclable by WRAP in the UK3 |
| Cartons and paper packaging | Paper/board | Paper-based packaging is about half of the total packaging footprint and nearly all recycle-ready3 |
| Bottle | rPET; bio-based PP | Mouthwash bottles use mechanically recycled PET and bio-based polypropylene; non-virgin content to rise progressively up to 100%; mouthwash bottles consolidated into one lightweight design cutting plastic by about 16%3 |
| Bottle | Recycled plastic | Expanded roll-out of Centrum bottles made with recycled plastic3 |
| Closure; pump | Bio-based plastic | Bioplastic toothpaste tube caps launched in many markets in 2025; Otrivin pumps use bio-based plastic3 |
| Blister | Mixed (not specified) | Blister packs: recycling being explored with CiPPPA3 |
| Sachet | High-barrier flexible | Theraflu sachets need high-barrier materials and have no commercially viable recycle-ready solution yet3 |
| All | PVC | Removing problematic plastics such as PVC3 |
| Bottle; paper bottle; toothbrush | Plastic; paper-based; bioplastic | Advil bottles use 20% less plastic; Pulpex paper-based bottles piloted for Centrum and parodontax; Dr.BEST GreenClean toothbrush uses wood-based bioplastic4 |
| Bottle | Recycled plastic; bioplastic | Bottles for OTC, VMS and Digestive Health products increasingly use recycled plastic or bioplastic1 |
Reporting scope: Packaging scope covers all product packaging and some devices, including toothbrushes; results do not exclude formats without a compliant recycle-ready solution. Packaging metrics use a 1 July to 30 June reporting period.3
Targets and progress are taken from each company's own published reports, with a quote and a link on its page. Status shows met or missed only where the company has reported the result. No contacts, purchase volumes, supplier relationships or pack specifications are listed.
Latest reported: 80% recycle-ready (period to 30 June 2025); company says 2025 goal to develop solutions met; recyclable goal to be revisited in 2026
From the source“We have met our 2025 goal to develop solutions for all product packaging to be recycle-ready”
Latest reported: 9% reduction (period to 30 June 2025); company says results to 30 Sept 2025 surpass 10%, so 2025 goal met
From the source“Based on actual results as of 30 September 2025, we have surpassed the target of -10% by end of 2025”
Latest reported: 9% reduction (period to 30 June 2025)
From the source“reduce our use of virgin petroleum-based plastic by a third by 2030”
Latest reported: 80% recycle-ready (period to 30 June 2025); goal to be revisited in 2026
From the source“recyclable or reusable by 2030, where safety, quality and regulations permit”
Latest reported: 82% (2025)
From the source“sustainably sourced and deforestation-free by 2030”
Every packaging and supply-chain commitment the company has published, with its baseline and the latest progress it reports. Status says met or missed only where the company states the result.
| Commitment | By | Baseline | Latest reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haleon sustainability goalsDevelop solutions for all product packaging to be recycle-ready3 | 2025 | – | 80% recycle-ready (79% in 2024, restated from 74%); company reports the goal to develop solutions as met (2025) | Met |
| Haleon sustainability goalsAll packaging recyclable or reusable, where safety, quality and regulations permit3 | 2030 | – | 80% recycle-ready (period to 30 June 2025); goal to be revisited in 2026 to align with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2030 Plastic Agenda for Business and the EU PPWR | In progress |
| Haleon sustainability goalsReduce virgin petroleum-based plastic by 10%3 | 2025 | 2022 | -9% (period to 30 June 2025); company says results to 30 Sept 2025 surpass -10% | Met |
| Haleon sustainability goalsReduce virgin petroleum-based plastic by a third3 | 2030 | 2022 | -9% (period to 30 June 2025) | In progress |
| Haleon sustainability goalsKey agricultural, forest and marine-derived materials, including paper-based packaging, sustainably sourced and deforestation-free3 | 2030 | – | Paper-based packaging 82% sustainably sourced and deforestation-free (80% in 2024), using FSC and PEFC (2025) | In progress |
| Product-level ambitionMouthwash bottles: non-virgin content to increase progressively up to 100%3 | – | Mouthwash bottles use mechanically recycled PET and bio-based PP; no percentage reported (2025) | In progress | |
| Haleon carbon goalsReduce Scope 3 emissions from source to sale by 42% by 2030 vs 2022; net zero source to sale by 20403Packaging materials sit in purchased goods and services, so packaging suppliers are inside this target (SPI note). | 2030 | 2022 | Purchased goods and services (63% of source-to-sale emissions, includes packaging materials) down 10% vs 2022 (2025) | In progress |
SPI analysis Our reading of the sourced facts above. Not company-reported, not legal advice.
Basis: Presence comes from manufacturing sites and markets named in the 20-F and annual report (s1, s6), regional revenue2 and the company's statement that it reaches 170 markets5. A subsidiary list was not read, so many countries are marked not confirmed. Rule IDs are from the SPI Regulation Tracker; Haleon sells consumer health products (oral care, OTC medicines, supplements), so beverage deposit and food-contact PFAS rules are not applied. Not legal advice.
| Jurisdiction | Rules in the Regulation Tracker |
|---|---|
| European UnionManufacturing site in Dungarvan, Ireland1; consumer research in Germany, Italy and Poland6; EMEA and LatAm revenue GBP 4,592m2 |
Tubes, bottles, blisters, sachets and cartons fall under PPWR. Haleon itself says it will revisit its 2030 recyclability goal to align with the PPWR1. Some OTC medicine packaging may be treated as contact-sensitive or medicinal under PPWR; not checked. |
| GermanyConsumer research market6; entity not confirmed | |
| FranceNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5; France named as a key crop sourcing region1 | |
| SpainNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 |
Applies only if Haleon places plastic-packaged goods on the Spanish market. |
| AustriaNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | Tracker rule is beverage deposit only. |
| IrelandManufacturing site, Dungarvan1 | Tracker rule is beverage DRS only. |
| PortugalNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | Tracker rule is beverage DRS only. |
| PolandConsumer research market6 | Tracker rule is beverage DRS only. |
| United KingdomHeadquarters, Weybridge1; recyclable toothpaste tubes accepted by over 70 English local authorities3 |
Plastic Packaging Tax and pEPR with modulated fees; WRAP recyclable designation for tubes is relevant to fee modulation (SPI reading). |
| United StatesNorth America revenue GBP 3,866m2; manufacturing in Guayama, Puerto Rico1 |
State EPR laws; New Jersey recycled content for rigid plastic containers; SB 343 labelling. Drug packaging exemptions differ by state; not checked. |
| CanadaIncluded in North America region2; Canadian entity not confirmed | |
| IndiaKey market for Digestive Health and site in India1; small Sensodyne pack launched in India3 | |
| ChinaManufacturing sites in Suzhou and Tianjin1 | GB 23350-2021 covers food and cosmetics; applicability to toothpaste and VMS not checked. |
| JapanNamed as a market in the annual report6 | |
| AustraliaConsumer research market6 | |
| New ZealandNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | Tracker rules are single-use item phase-outs; no direct match. |
| VietnamNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | |
| PhilippinesNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | |
| IndonesiaNamed as a market and consumer research market6 | |
| ChileNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | |
| ColombiaNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | |
| BrazilKey market for Digestive Health1 | |
| KenyaManufacturing site, Nairobi1 | |
| South AfricaManufacturing site in South Africa1 | |
| United Arab EmiratesNot confirmed by country in the sources read; Haleon reports reaching consumers in 170 markets5 | Dubai rule targets single-use products; no direct match. |
Plastic taxes: UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PR-GB-001) applies to plastic tubes and bottles under 30% recycled content; Spain's plastic packaging tax (PR-ES-001) applies if Haleon sells plastic-packaged goods in Spain (presence not confirmed). Medicines reliefs were not checked. The EU plastic own resource (PR-EU-017) is paid by Member States.
SPI analysis Our reading of the sourced facts above. Not company-reported, not legal advice.
Haleon has nearly finished moving toothpaste tubes from aluminium-barrier laminates to mono-material HDPE, so tube demand now turns on recycled and bio-based content, caps and keeping barrier performance. The open problems the company names itself are blister packs and high-barrier sachets such as Theraflu, where it says no commercially viable recycle-ready option exists; suppliers with recyclable blister or mono-material high-barrier flexible solutions are addressing a stated gap. Bottles are moving to recycled PET and bio-based PP, with mouthwash heading toward fully non-virgin content, and paper-based bottles have been piloted. Haleon will reset its 2030 recyclability goal in 2026 against the PPWR, which points to more design-for-recycling work in Europe. Paper is about half the packaging footprint and 82% deforestation-free, so certified fibre is expected. Fewer packaging specifications (down 22%) means fewer, larger, more standard carton and component orders. No supplier relationship is confirmed beyond the Pulpex pilot; this describes likely demand, not who supplies.
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