Diageo announces creation of world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle

Diageo has created the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The bottle will debut with Johnnie Walker, the world’s number one Scotch Whisky, in early 2021. It has been created through a new partnership with Pilot Lite, a venture management company, to launch Pulpex Limited, a new world-leading sustainable packaging technology company. To ensure that the technology can be used in every area of life, Pulpex Limited has established a partner consortium of world leading FMCG companies in non-competing categories including…

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Pathwater Unveils Limited-Edition Earth Day Bottle With 100% of Proceeds Benefiting National Nonprofit Organizations

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day [April 22, 2020], Pathwater, a brand founded on the mission of reducing plastic waste, announces the release of a limited-edition, stylishly sustainable bottled water, celebrating the planet with an eye-catching green design. As the first-ever bottled water in an infinitely refillable aluminum bottle, Pathwater’s exclusive new design is decorated with five elements of the earth that align with the brand’s five beneficiary nonprofit partners: Karmagawa (wildlife), The 5 Gyres Institute (ocean), National Forest Foundation (forests & grasslands), Make-A-Wish (people), and Oxygen Seven (trees). The bottle is available for $5 with free…

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Coke Launches Bottle Made with Plastic from the Sea

Coca-Cola is unveiling the first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks. This sample is the first ever plastic bottle made using marine litter that has been successfully recycled and reused in food and drink packaging. About 300 sample bottles have been produced using 25% recycled marine plastic[1], retrieved from the Mediterranean Sea and beaches. A small step for now, but the technology behind it has big potential. Recycling the…

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Bango launches 100% recycled and recyclable bottle in Indonesia

As the pioneer brand in sweet soy sauce, Bango has been complementing authentic Indonesian dishes since 1928. But now the brand is on a new sustainable mission: to switch to 100% recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Bango is Unilever’s first Foods & Refreshment brand in their South East Asia and Australasia region to launch this innovation. Deployment of the new bottles for the 275ml and 135ml products started in August. The change will apply to 33 million bottles and reduce over 500 tons of plastic waste every year. The launch…

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