Every Day U Does Good

Making the world better has been our goal – and part of our business – for over a hundred years.

We’re currently on a mission to reduce our plastic waste footprint by giving recycled plastic a new life.

Last year alone, we saved more than 97 million pounds of virgin plastic in North America by switching to recycled content. That’s the equivalent weight of more than 217 Statues of Liberty!

By choosing to scoop, spread, scrub or style with one of our products, you’re helping to support sustainable changes to our packaging that’ll reduce plastic waste.

Together, we can all waste less resources and create a better world.


Plastics 101

The plastic waste crisis is complicated. But the first step to improving it is better understanding it. Here you’ll find information about how plastics are currently used and disposed of in the U.S., Unilever’s approach to easing our plastic pollution, and ways you can help by making small lifestyle changes that add up to big impact.

A recycling processing center. The image shows Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Dove body wash bottle being produced

Everything old is new again: Benefits of recycled plastic packaging

A person is throwing a Dove bottle into a recycling bin.

Recycling confusion: Sorted!

A woman strolls down a grocery store aisle with a shopping cart full of plastic packaged goods.

Reducing plastic: Same product, less packaging

Several Unilever products from brands: Dove, Talenti, TRESemmé and Hellmann’s.

Recycling Unilever products, simplified

Recyclables and waste entering a processing machine.

Recycling in the U.S. – what works and what doesn’t

A sun sets over a beautiful landscape that includes a city skyline, trees, and an expanse of green grass. Two butterflies fly by.

Circular economy: An explainer

Brands on a mission to give recycled plastics a new life

In the U.S., we’re working to totally rethink our approach to packaging by trying to incorporate recycled materials as often as possible. Many of our brands are leading the way with packaging innovations.

Every Day U Works for Sustainable Living

We’ve always believed in ‘doing well by doing good’. That’s why we created the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP). It’s our way of making sustainable living commonplace.

Discover more about our plan

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