PETpla.net Insider 08 / 2014

PET bottles 34 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 08/14 www.petpla.net Home Care Fabric softener concentrate in PET In Italy the Unilever sub- sidiary Coccolino is market- ing 750ml of fabric softener concentrate with a long-lasting spring fragrance in an elegant, bulbous bottle made from PET. The contents of the transpar- ent bottle are designed for 30 washes. Once unscrewed and up-ended, the cover lid also serves as a dispensing cup for the fabric softener. www.unilever.it Liquid feed for orchids 200ml of liquid feed for orchids in concentrate form is being marketed by the Italian com- pany Flowers from Piacanza in a green PET bottle with a dispenser cap. Screwed on to the bottle is a cap which makes contact with the product via an opening at the bottom and a riser. On removal of a protective cap and by exerting slight pressure on the bottle, prod- uct is conveyed upwards into the transparent dispensing chamber which incorporates markings. After that the contents are transferred into a watering can and mixed with the corresponding amount of water. The bottle is tinted green, deco- rated with two labels and secured by means of an adhesive sticker prior to initial opening. www.blumen.it Fishing for plastic Ecological cleaning company Ecover has launched its first ever bottle made from waste plastic fished out of the ocean. The Ecover Ocean Bottle, which holds Ecover’s washing-up liquid, is made entirely from recycled plastic, with 10% of that plastic coming from the sea – a huge amount of PET bottles but also plastic bags or canisters. The washing-up liquid itself has been developed with a special ‘sea lavender and eucalyptus’ fragrance. The bottle represents a joint initiative between Ecover and some leading innovators in the marine conservation and packaging worlds. Using existing fishing boats kitted out with clever new technology, Waste Free Oceans’ ‘catch of the day’ project enables European fishermen to earn money by collecting between 2 and 8t of waste plastic per catch for cleaning and recycling. As part of a trial project, this waste has been sent to Closed Loop Recycling’s plant where it was processed and turned into plastic, which was used by Logoplaste to make the new Ecover bottles. This year, Ecover will be using 1t of ocean plastic, which it aims to increase to 3t next year. However, the main goal is to develop the infrastructure and a wider network of fishermen, recycling facilities and manufacturers, for to start using recycled ocean plastic on a global scale. As part of the project, the ocean waste has been sent to Closed Loop Recycling’s plant where it was processed and turned into plastic, which was used by Logoplaste to make the Ecover bottles. Logoplaste created a showcase in Leixoes Port, Portugal, on how to collect plastic waste from the oceans. www.ecover.com www.logoplaste.com The distinct design of the new Ecover Ocean bottle is inspired by the skeletons of unicellular aquatic organisms Diatoms and Radiolarians, whose design principles helped optimise the mechanical performance of the container.