Abstract:WRAP worked with Heinz to reduce the amount of material used in its can ends and can bodies, and ultimately the amount of household waste produced. This project has established a new lightweight benchmark for can ends resulting in substantial cost savings in materials, reduced producer responsibility and logistic costs and lower carbon emissions. The new improved ends are now on supermarket shelves across the UK. This project resulted in a 10 per cent reduction in the thickness of the can ends. If similar reductions were achieved across the market, it would result in a saving of 15,000 tonnes of steel. WRAP is now working with Heinz on the second phase of this project, which is to lightweight the can body.
Heinz Case Study v21.pdf (222.66 KB, 20 August 2008)