PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2012

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 32 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 07+08/12 www.petpla.net Appe’s award winnign water bottles Spanish water Appe has designed two mineral water bottles for the Spanish market. The custom-designed bottles incorporate 25% recycled PET (rPET), which result in a 12% reduction in carbon emissions compared to the use of virgin PET. The bot- tles are fully recyclable. Appe has won two Liderpack Awards in Spain for their mineral water packaging. The annual Lider- pack Awards, organised by the His- pack exhibition and the Graphispack Association, celebrate the best in packaging and POS material manu- factured in Spain. The Appe contain- ers honoured at the 2011 awards were the 6.25l bottle for Font Vella and the 2.5l bottle for aquaBona. Font Vella bottle The Font Vella pack incorporates Appe’s Contcatip preform base which reduces the overall weight and pre- vents excess material accumulation at the bottom of the container combined with a reduction in wall thickness and enhancement to the bottle neck. This ensures material optimisation through- out the container to create a lighter pack while still retaining the required strength, performance and reliability. APPE says the lighter container achieves a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions that is equivalent to saving 15,000 trees per year.The 6.25l bottle was designed for Spanish mineral water supplier Font Vella y Lan- jarón Waters. The new Font Vella Eco-Ligera bottle incorporates 25% recycled PET (rPET). This combina- tion of light-weighting, use of recycled material and a logistically optimised design achieves a reduction of up to 29% in CO 2 emissions compared to other large container formats in 5 and 8l in the Font Vella range. As a result, says the company, less plastic per litre of water is used, and there is a clear eco-efficiency in its production and management. Font Vella became the first Spanish mineral water brand to include rPET into its packaging with the launch of its 1.5l bottle incorporat- ing 25% rPET in July 2009. aquaBona The aquaBona bottle also features a lighter weight preform for further energy and carbon emission sav- ings. The shape includes a recessed area that provides a convenient grip for easy handling and pouring. This design also enables the bottle to be placed on a table straight from the fridge without needing to decant the contents into a jug. The bottle can be stored in the fridge door as well as vertically or horizontally, helping to maximise available space. www.appe.com