Britvic develops wood fibre bottle

 

Britvic has taken significant steps towards exploring wood fibre bottles as a viable packaging option for multiple sectors.

In partnership with Innovate UK and Natural Resources (2000), the soft drinks manufacturer has been working to revolutionise packaging across multiple sectors with sustainably sourced, renewable wood fibre materials which are fully recyclable.

Investigating the new wood fibre packaging technology formed part of Britvic’s broader R&D work stream within the sustainability strategy in 2016. It is early days and the bottle forms one of a number of potential solutions at this point. The research process into fibre and pulp has provided essential information for Britvic’s R&D team to explore further alternative packaging solutions going forward.

Clive Hooper, chief supply chain officer at Britvic, comments, “At Britvic, we know that to be a successful business in the long term we must be a sustainable business and this means listening to the needs of our consumers, our customers, our communities and our employees.

“We understand that packaging and the environmental impact of waste is a major concern and we’re committed to working collaboratively with others to explore innovative solutions. The wood fibre bottle is a great example of what potentially can be done and its development has provided great insight into what will and won’t work in terms of quality standards and mass production in the future. We’re now working hard to take our learnings from the fibre bottle to investigate fibre based sustainable packaging materials further.”

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