{"id":36737,"date":"2020-07-29T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=36737"},"modified":"2020-07-29T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:01:31","slug":"new-lightweight-reusable-pet-bottle-with-recycled-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/neue-leichte-pet-mehrwegflasche-mit-rezyklatanteil\/","title":{"rendered":"New lightweight returnable PET bottle with recycled content"},"content":{"rendered":"

Together with the KHS Group, the Austrian packaging expert ALPLA has developed a returnable PET container that is very light at 55 grams. The high recyclate content of up to 35% also has a positive effect on the environmental balance of the 1-litre bottle.<\/p>\n

The new returnable PET bottle is characterised by its low weight and high recycled content. Investment builder KHS<\/a> follows his commandment \u201eReduce and recycle\u201c,<\/strong> as Arne Wiese, Product Manager Bottles & Shapes at the KHS Group, explains: \u201eOur aim was to produce the most environmentally friendly reusable solution possible. Two parameters are particularly important for this: a low weight and a high proportion of recycled material<\/strong>.\"<\/p>\n

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The high recyclate content of up to 35% has a positive effect on the environmental balance of the lightweight 1-litre bottle. (Image: KHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reusable bottle impresses with its low weight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thanks to Optimisation of the base and neck of the bottle<\/strong> the packaging specialists achieved a significant weight reduction compared to conventional returnable PET containers. At 55 grams, the 1-litre bottle is on average 10 grams lighter than its conventional counterparts. Compared to glass containers, it even weighs only a tenth as much.<\/p>

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\u201eThis optimisation significantly reduces the use of materials. At the same time, fuel consumption and therefore CO2<\/sub>-emissions during transport. Both have a positive effect on the bottle's environmental footprint.\u201c Arne Wiese<\/strong>, Product Manager Bottles & Shapes at the KHS Group<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite its low material usage, the reusable solution is Ideally designed for high circulation rates<\/strong>. The PET bottle is highly resistant to alkaline solutions so that the quality and appearance are retained even after numerous washing cycles.<\/p>\n

Packaging solution with high recycled content<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The aspects of recycling friendliness and the use of recyclates also played an important role in the development. The environmentally friendly reusable bottle can not only be 100 per cent recycled<\/strong> and thus remains in the material cycle, but also convinces due to their high recyclate content<\/strong>.<\/p>