In the first round of the ‘MMP Sustainability Award’ – a competition for particularly sustainable packaging – MMP Colombia won the first prize with its packaging solution ‘FrisBurrito’, a burrito packaging made of 100% sugar cane fiber, and recently donated the winning prize of 1,000 euros to two retirement homes in Yumbo.

The money was used to buy food and hygiene products and for the region’s population most affected by the pandemic and most vulnerable. The goods were enough to supply 30 seniors with much-needed items for about three months.

Social impact for the whole region

In addition to this generous donation to the two retirement homes, MMP Colombia has already taken measures to protect the population in the region since the outbreak of the pandemic, thus making an important contribution to society. On the one hand, protective masks were distributed and on the other hand, the plant has continuously provided materials for the production of protective shields and thus equipped the surrounding trade and authorities. For instance, the colleagues also participated in the local recycling campaign, where PET and glass bottles were collected and subsequently used to produce protective shields. They were able to deliver about 20,000 units as far as Bogotá.