No more useless packaging

Janssen wants to reduce the use of useless packaging materials. Suppliers are stimulated to use as little packaging materials as possible or to recycle the materials.
Janssen first audited its own processes. The report revealed 7 opportunities for improvement, like the suggestion to always order full boxes of an article, thus reducing the number of smaller shipments. Another study was conducted about purchases made by the scientists, which account for 20% of all orders. The fact that several orders are placed with the same supplier in one day provides quite some potential for improvement, for example, by enabling combined orders.
Improvements were also sought for primary packagings. Janssen switched from glass to plastic bottles for some chemical products, which can increase the safety and requires the incineration of 1.5 tonnes less waste on an annual basis. The results of all these efforts are beneficial to the (work) environment.