Resource Natural Spring Water has announced the debut of its 100% recycled plastic (rPET) bottle, excluding the cap and label, to decrease post-consumer waste.銆�
Under the Nestl茅 Waters portfolio, resource is the first bottle to be made from 100% recycled plastic available nationwide in the US.
Montclair Natural Spring Water, Canada
Other Nestl茅 Waters brands currently producing bottles with 50% rPET include; .5L銆�Deer Park 100% Natural Spring Water bottle, available in the Washington DC area; .5L Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water ReBorn bottle, available in Western US; and Montclair Natural Spring Water, available in Canada, also in a 100% rPET bottle.
Debora Fillis Ryba, senior manager, sustainability, Nestl茅 Waters North America, told FoodProductionDaily, with the launch, the brand hopes to focus attention on the uses of rPET, while reinforcing the importance of bottle-to-bottle recycling.
鈥淣estl茅 Waters North America is consistently exploring new environmentally-minded packaging options as well as ways to increase awareness of the benefits of recycling,鈥� she said.
鈥淭he company is committed to increasing plastic (PET) beverage bottle recycling rates to 60% by 2018. The resource 100% rPET bottle creates domestic demand for rPET through closed-loop recycling, or bottle-to-bottle recycling, continuing the lifecycle of plastic鈥攆rom bottle to recycled bottle to recycled bottle鈥攔educing the need for new material.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting step that supports Nestl茅 Waters鈥� long-standing mission to advance and promote innovative waste reduction across its entire family of beverage brands.鈥�
'It is important to educate people'
Resource was launched nationally in 2013 and the brand introduced its next-generation bottle made of 100% recycled plastic (rPET) this month.
Ryba added, Nestl茅 is focused on the development of next-generation packaging which can be made from renewable resources that require less energy or produce zero waste.
鈥淭he brand feels it is important to educate people about the possibility of using recycled materials again and again to make other items, and using recycled materials in their supply chain is one way they can encourage recycling while reducing package container waste,鈥� she said.銆�
Leon Farahnik, founder/CEO, CarbonLITE Industries, a producer of food-grade, post-consumer recycled PET claims bottle-to-bottle recycling is one of the most effective ways to reduce landfill waste, reduce the carbon footprint, conserve natural resources and control the environmental impact of sourcing and creating new packaging.
鈥淐urrently under one third of PET materials in the US are recycled and brands such as resource, with their commitment to 100% rPET packaging, represent a pivotal shift in the industry to improve recycling standards among corporations and consumers,鈥� he said.
Resource is available in 700ml and 1L bottles at major retailers across the country for approximately $1.29 (700ml) and $1.69 (1L).