{"id":43530,"date":"2021-03-30T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=43530"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T15:00:44","slug":"refill-system-for-shampoos-procter-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/nachfuellsystem-fuer-shampoos-procter-gamble\/","title":{"rendered":"Procter &amp; Gamble introduces refill system for shampoos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2021, P&amp;G Beauty is introducing a new refill system for shampoos from the Pantene Pro-V, Head &amp; Shoulders and Herbal Essences brands. At the same time, the company is setting more <span class=\"b\">recycled plastic <\/span>in its packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The new system <strong>\u201eRefill the Good\u201c<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/de.pg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Procter &amp; Gamble<\/a> is intended to help the company bring forward the packaging targets it has set itself for its hair care brands from 2030 to 2021. By the end of 2021, all conventional shampoo and conditioner bottles are now to be <strong>Fully recyclable<\/strong> and reduce the use of new plastic by 50 per cent compared to 2016. The company aims to save 300 million new plastic bottles in Europe every year from 2021.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"b\">Refill system for shampoos: Refill the Good<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the Refill-the-Good refill system, the shampoo bottle consists of <strong>100 percent aluminium<\/strong> with an integrated pump dispenser. The recyclable refill pack contains 60 per cent less plastic than the standard shampoo bottle (per ml compared to the standard shampoo bottle). By using the refillable bottles over the long term, the consumer can actively contribute to reducing the number of new plastic bottles produced.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2184350147\"><div id=\"packa-322033356\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eOur aim is to both reduce plastic and to create a <strong>Long-lasting option<\/strong> that are safe to use in the bathroom. Aluminium combines all these attributes: It is durable, does not rust and is recyclable. In addition, it is safe to use in the bathroom as it is stable and not fragile like glass. Our refill packs are made from mono-PE material and are recyclable.\u201c <strong>J\u00fcrgen Dornheim<\/strong>, Director of Sustainable Packaging and Innovation at Procter &amp; Gamble<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The refill system for shampoos will be introduced for the Pantene Pro-V, Head &amp; Shoulders and Herbal Essences brands in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from April 2021.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"b\">More use of recycled plastic <\/span><\/h2>\n<p>P&amp;G Beauty had already started to continuously reduce the use of virgin plastic in its packaging in 2016. From April 2021, new plastic will no longer be used for Pantene Pro-V and Head &amp; Shoulders shampoo and conditioner bottles. <strong>40 per cent recycled plastic<\/strong> replaced. According to the company, the Herbal Essences bottles will already contain 100 per cent recycled plastic as they are made from PET material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Katharina Marquardt<\/strong>, Director of Science Communication and Sustainability at <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=Procter+Gamble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">P&amp;G<\/a> Germany, Austria, Switzerland, explains: \u201eKeeping plastic in the cycle is very important to us. That's why Procter &amp; Gamble is making its packaging recyclable and continuously increasing the proportion of recycled plastic across its wide range of packaging.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> Procter &amp; Gamble Germany GmbH &amp; Co Operations oHG<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In April 2021, P&amp;G Beauty is launching a new refill system for shampoos from the Pantene Pro-V, Head &amp; Shoulders and Herbal Essences brands.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Nachf\u00fcllsystem f\u00fcr Shampoos","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[31,32,40,59068],"class_list":{"0":"post-43530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-packmittel-und-packstoffe","8":"tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging","9":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","10":"tag-pharma-kosmetik-chemie","11":"tag-procter-gamble","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}