Britvic Switches to 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles

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Thanks to Britvic’s £5m investment support in 2019, a new rPET manufacturing facility built by Esterform Packaging Limited in North Yorkshire is ready to go. The facility is powered by 100% renewable energy and provides Britvic with a secure supply of quality food-grade rPET in the UK.

Mark Tyne, Esterform’s Managing Director, said “Our £20 million project to produce 42,000 tonnes of recycled food grade PET could not have got off the ground without Britvic’s support and we look forward to working together to rollout recycled PET usage across Britvic’s portfolio.”

Britvic will now save 1,354 tonnes of virgin plastic every year by switching Robinsons, Lipton Ice Tea and drench 500ml bottles to rPET. This is in addition to the 1,900 tonnes that are already being saved by Ballygowan Mineral Water and Fruit Shoot Hydro transferring to rPET bottles.

This switch to 100% recycled plastic represents the latest milestone in Britvic’s sustainability strategy, called Healthier People, Healthier Planet and brings the company closer to its target of moving all GB-made bottles to 100% rPET by the end of next year.

Sarah Webster, Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic, said “We are extremely proud and excited to see the first use of Esterpet in our iconic brands as they make the move to 100% rPET. It’s a fantastic example of the progress made in the facility with Britvic’s investment support and the first in a series of changes using Esterpet packaging as we continue our journey to fulfil our rPET commitment.”

Britvic has committed to only purchase domestic Packaging Recovery Notes from UK recyclers, and has invested in the UK recycling infrastructure since 2018.

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