Plastic Bottles

Coca-Cola To Commercialise 'Next-Generation' Biomaterials

Coca-Cola has announced the first planned commercialisation of technologies to convert second-generation biomass to plant-based monoethylene glycol (b...

Deutsche Umwelthilfe Criticises Boycott Of Reusable Packaging

Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the German environmental and consumer protection association, has criticised the boycott of reusable bottles by large bottl...

7UP Switches To Clear Plastic Bottles

Soft drinks brand 7UP is making the switch from green to clear plastic bottles in a bid to increase recycling rates. Research by Britvic, the manuf...

Portugal Introduces Incentive System For Plastic Bottles

Portuguese consumers will receive between two cent and five cent for each plastic bottle they return for recycling at supermarkets or hypermarkets, under a...

French Lawmakers Push For Ban On Plastic Water Bottles In Schools

Lawmakers in France's ruling party are pushing for a ban on plastic water bottles in school canteens from 2020 as consumers and governments become increasi...

Co-op To Switch Own-Brand Water Bottles To Recycled Plastic

The Co-op has revealed plans to switch all of its own-brand bottled water to 50% recycled-plastic containers (rPET). The UK retailer says that the new b...

UK Retailers Say Bottle Deposit Return Scheme Could Cost £1bn

Earlier this week, the UK government announced plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers, in a bid to cut down on plastic...

Nestlé Waters Launches Bottle Made From 100% Recycled Plastic

Nestlé Waters has announced the introduction of a new bottle made entirely from recycled plastic for its Nestlé Pure Life water brand. The...

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