Food
Mars packaging targets
Mars makes snacks, confectionery, food and pet care products. It reports 64.1% of consumer-facing packaging is designed to be reusable, recyclable or compostable.
By Sandeepa Kulkarni
Sources consulted 12 October 2026
Status: Live Sourced from company reports; not yet re-checked by a second analyst. How this database works
- Headquarters
- United States
- End uses
- Food
- Materials named in its targets
- Plastic, Paper and board, Metal
- Website
- mars.com
Packaging targets and progress
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30% recycled content to reduce virgin plastic use (no target year stated on page)
Latest reported: 7% of plastic portfolio (year not stated)
“We are committed to significantly reducing our use of virgin plastic by incorporating 30% recycled content”
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Consumer-facing packaging designed to be reusable, recyclable or compostable (no numeric target on page)
Latest reported: 64.1% (year not stated)
“64.1% of consumer facing packaging is designed to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable.”
About this database
- Purpose
- To help packaging makers and suppliers see what large buyers have committed to publicly, by end use and region, and how far they have got.
- Coverage
- 42 large brand owners and retailers so far, chosen for their size in packaging demand. It is not a complete list of buyers in any market.
- Data sources
- Each company's own sustainability, annual and ESG reports, press releases and filings, plus official sources where a pledge was made to a public body.
- Methodology
- For each target we record the wording, the target year, the latest progress the company reports and a short quote from the source. Status says met or missed only when the company states the result; otherwise it shows in progress or not reported.
- Limitations
- Companies report on different bases and years. Headquarters countries are added by our analysts and are not separately sourced. Rows have not yet been re-checked by a second analyst. No contacts, purchase volumes, supplier relationships or pack specifications are included.
- Access
- Free to read and to download as CSV. For an analysis of a buyer group for your products, ask for a buyer briefing.
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