As consumer awareness's environmental impact continues to rise, sustainability remains a top priority for many consumers, driving decisions within the branded packaging industry. Beverage manufacturers are actively seeking packaging options that can help reduce environmental impact and overall waste. 01PET packsideside ultralight PET bottle
Sidel has launched an ultra-lightweight 500ml PET packaged industrial bottle design with a claim to be a cost-effective and sustainable option for non-pressurized bottled water products. With a weight of 6.5 grams and a height of 195mm, the design is designed to optimize packaging and production costs. 100% rPET bottle
Nestlé's mineral water brand Valvert launches packaging bottles made of 100% renewable PET material, the first time Nestlé has launched packaging for the European market. Evian has also launched 100% PET bottles, and Coca-Cola has also launched 100% recyclable Coca-Cola brand PET bottles in some markets.
PET Beer Bottles In May 2019, Heineken Russia unveiled two new PET beer bottle designs that use an interchangeable mounting system from PET Engineering in Italy. According to the introduction, the shape of the new design can be easily modified with interchangeable inserts – which means that the new design can always replace the new ornament, move and adjust the position and size of the label, and even change the volume of the bottle.
Australian packaging company Amcor has developed a new PET bottle design for Brazilian craft beer brand Salzburg. New Age Bebidas Distillery from Brazil has customized 600 ml of 100% recyclable PET bottles for its Salzburg pasteurized beer. The PET bottle is characterized by its glass-like color and shaped like a champagne bottle, and retains the crown-shaped metal cap of the glass package, but the bottle is lighter and more portable, and it is also more resistant to shocks and falls.
02 Carton packing
British beverage brand Water Works launched carton mineral water, in addition to the environmental performance is better than other forms of packaging, cartons also help to keep the water fresh and fresh, because the packaging effectively blocks light and air. Paper Beer Bottles In 2019, Carlsberg unveiled two of the latest research prototypes for the "Green Fiber Bottle". According to Carlsberg, the green fiber bottle they developed was the first "paper bottle" to hold beer. This beer bottle is made from 100% bio-based, fully recyclable, sustainably sourced wood fiber. The compartment design inside the bottle meets the requirements of the beer. It is understood that one of the two prototypes uses a recycled PET polymer film barrier, and the other uses a 100% bio-based PEF polymer film barrier.
Unilever Future Platform start-up brand B-Better partnered with KangmeiBao to launch a range of B vitamin-rich aquatic products. Packaged in 750 ml Combidome paper bottles, made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified cardboard, the series was the first company to manufacture "combidome" paper bottles using SIGNATURE packaging materials, using a mass balancing method to connect polymers to woody renewable materials. Sterile paper bottle with ASI certified aluminum foil
03 Aluminum cans of water As part of its efforts to reduce plastic waste, the Coca-Cola Company announced plans to launch aluminum packaging under its Dasani water brand.
In June last year, PepsiCo announced that it would replace the plastic packaging of some products with aluminum cans, and the aluminum can packaging of its brand Pure Water Music will be gradually rolled out.
04 Landfill Biodegradable Bottles U.S. chlorophyll water brand Chlorophyll Water announces the use of 20-ounce bottles that are biodegradable in landfills to help eliminate pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recycle clean renewable energy. Reducing plastic remains a major consumer requirement for food and beverage packaging. For consumer goods packaging, sustainable packaging is no longer a buzzword that people use at will, but has become part of the spirit of traditional brands and emerging brands, and packaging sustainability will receive greater attention.