The new reusable PET packaging is expected to help Vöslauer to eliminate around 420 tonnes of carbon emissions per annum
Alpla is set to develop new reusable PET bottle for mineral water company Vöslauer. (Credit: Vöslauer)
Plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla has unveiled plans to develop a new reusable PET bottle for Austrian mineral water company Vöslauer.
The new sustainable, stable and lightweight bottle is expected to be launched into the market in early 2022. The reusable PET bottle is being developed following the introduction of the 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottle in 2018.
In 2019, independent consultancy firm c7-consult assessed that reusable PET leads to just 70% of the carbon emissions of reusable glass.
Alpla Central and Eastern Europe regional manager Rainer Widmar said: “People want to consume sustainably. There is currently not a single reusable PET product in the Austrian market, even though it’s the best solution in this respect.
“We want to offer our customers the best and the most sustainable packaging solution and are delighted to be taking this step with Vöslauer.”
With a weight of around 55gms, the new reusable and unbreakable PET bottle is up to 90% lighter than the glass bottle.
The reusable bottle, which will be launched in spring 2022, will be produced using fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of about 30%.
The new reusable PET packaging is expected to help Vöslauer to eliminate around 420 tonnes of carbon emissions per annum.
Alpla Central and Eastern Europe regional manager Rainer Widmar said: “Alpla continuously optimises the use of resources on the basis of research and development. We are looking very closely at material reduction, alternative materials and caps.
“Our aim is to be introducing only 100 per cent recyclable packaging to the market by 2025. The proportion of processed post-consumer recycled materials is to rise to 25 per cent of total material usage.”
Earlier this month, Slovenian mineral water company Donat announced that it has replaced its PET and glass bottles with Alpla’s rPET bottles.