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Environment credentials |
OK, time for the serious bit. All of us want to do our bit to minimize our impact on the environment, but for some of us it is also a business imperative: from the sourcing of raw materials to make our products to the choices we make in packaging them up. The beverage carton has a unique environment attribute, as it is the only package for drinks that is made from a renewable material: wood. The average carton consists of:
Despite the mixture of different materials, cartons can be recycled. Let us not forget that cartons are extremely resource-efficient. The unique make up of cartons means they are not only able to protect the contents from light and air, but also use the minimum amount of materials to make the package itself. And there is more. Choosing cartons over other forms of packaging also brings efficiencies for transport. As the packaging material is delivered to the filling sites in reel format, one truck can transport enough packaging material for nearly a million one-litre cartons. It would take over 50 trucks to deliver a million formed bottles of the same size. Pretty impressive, eh? |
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