PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2015

PRODUCTS 49 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 10/15 www.petpla.net Silver A’ Design Award for 500ml bottle goes to Amcor Amcor’s new 500ml bottle enables manufacturers to achieve aseptic filling packaging weights without prohibitive levels of capital investment, while offering a more eco-friendly option claims the company. Amcor’s Latin America design team, based in Miramar, Fla., worked in partnership with the beverage maker to develop the container, which gives regional consumers a lighter, more functional sports bottle. The new product was initially launched in Central America, with plans already in place for distribution throughout the entire Latin America region in the future. Amcor maintains that the new 500ml container is an eco- friendly PET bottle. At 22g the bottle is approximately 30% lighter than currently-available 500ml heat-set PET contain- ers, which weigh in at about 34g. Greenhouse gas emissions are asserted to be cut by 26%, energy use reduced by 23%, and water con- sumption decreased by 24%. The new container also leads to a 26% reduction in the amount of waste that could potentially end up in a landfill. The company says that applying its Vab technology to the base and Ergo technology to the body enabled it to achieve the light weight. The Vab base is a light-weighted diaphragm-like structure that aids in the cooling process by helping to absorb vacuum. The Amcor design is described as offering a sleek ergonomic form with oppositional hand grips that flex under pressure. This feature, in combination with finger-holds and a sports cap closure, is intended to create a squeeze bottle that utilises the flexibility made available by lightweighting for rapid rehydration. Amcor and Bericap worked together to develop the 3.7g 33mm tamper- evident finish/closure for hot fill. This new closure, which is made of HDPE, rather than PP, features a built-in seal that eliminates the need for rubber liners or induction seal foils, thus reducing overall material use. Amcor believes the finish could become a new standard for hot-fill bottles due to the 7.9 gram weight reduction, compared to the standard 38mm Alcoa. The new hot-fill bottle is designed to run on existing filling lines with minimal changeover. In addition to 500ml bottles, the design will be adapted to other package sizes including 350ml, 600ml, and 1l containers. www.amcor.com Bottle made with 100% recycled plastic Resource Natural Spring Water announced the debut of its remodeled bottle made with 100% recycled plastic (rPET)*. This remodeled resource bottle, available in 700ml and 1l sizes , is produced entirely of recycled plas- tic*, unlike traditional packaging options used across the beverage industry. With its move to a 100% rPET bottle*, Resource hopes to focus attention on the uses of rPET, while reinforcing the importance of bottle-to-bottle recy- cling and increasing awareness and demand for recycled plastic. “At Resource, we believe that using recycled PET can help increase recy- cling rates by focusing attention on the value of recycling ,” said Debora Fillis Ryba, senior manager of sustainability at Nestlé Waters North America. “Nestlé Waters has a strong history of sustainable innovation and product stewardship advocacy, and the 100% rPET bottle aims to continue that legacy by increasing awareness of closed- loop recycling.” Part of the Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) portfolio of bottled waters, the Resource 100% rPET bottle* launch is representative of the company’s long-standing mission to focus attention on the importance of recycling across its entire family of beverage brands. NWNA is consistently exploring new environmen- tally friendly packaging options and ways to increase awareness of the benefits of recycling. The company is committed to increasing plastic (PET) beverage bottle recycling rates to 60% by 2018. NWNA has been working closely with policy stake- holders nationally and locally to help reach this goal. *excluding cap and label www.resourcewater.com  www.nestle-watersna.com/en info@hasplastik.com Tel: +90 212 695 50 00 Fax: +90 212 694 97 24 100815dmyR .com