Closed Loop wins award for recycled bottle
July 23, 2010
UK-based recycled plastic processor Closed Loop was recently presented with the award of ‘Recycled Packaging of the Year’, for its bottle for the Britvic Drench product. The bottle is produced with 10 per cent recycled polyethylene terephthalate, (rPET).
According to Plasteurope.com, the bottle has been commissioned by Britvic as a trial for approximately 1 million 500 ml units. The product marks the first time that a British drinks brand has gone to a plastics supplier for UK-sourced, post-consumer, recycled PET. Estimates suggest that Closed Loop will supply Britvic with over 4,000 tonnes per year of rPET.
The awards, which were held on July 15, were presented in the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London. Hosting the evening was actor and comedian Hugh Dennis. Approximately 600 people attended the ceremony, representing industries across the country that have begun to take a greener approach to production.
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