{"id":66378,"date":"2019-09-10T07:35:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T05:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=66378"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T13:18:07","slug":"dasani-takes-steps-to-reduce-plastic-waste-through-increased-use-of-recycled-materials-expanded-package-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/dasani-takes-steps-to-reduce-plastic-waste-through-increased-use-of-recycled-materials-expanded-package-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"DASANI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Takes Steps to Reduce Plastic Waste Through Increased Use of Recycled Materials, Expanded Package Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-66379\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dasaniinnovations1.rendition.598.336.jpg\" alt=\"dasaniinnovations1.rendition.598.336\" width=\"505\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/09\/dasaniinnovations1.rendition.598.336.jpg 598w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2019\/09\/dasaniinnovations1.rendition.598.336-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Debuts HybridBottle\u2122, Brand\u2019s First Package Made Partly from Plants and Recycled Material<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Announces Evolution of PureFill Package-less Delivery Platform and Aluminum Packaging Options for U.S. Customers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DASANI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the No.1 mainstream water brand in the United States, today announced a robust pipeline of sustainable packaging innovations in support of The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s global \u201cWorld Without Waste\u201d goal to make its bottles and cans with an average of 50 percent recycled material by 2030.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nUpdates to DASANI\u2019s packaging line-up are designed to reduce plastic waste and increase the use of recycled and renewable materials in the United States, while ensuring that all DASANI bottles continue to be fully recyclable. New innovations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The debut of HybridBottle\u2122, The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s first package in the United States to be made with a mix of up to 50 percent plant-based renewable and recycled PET material (PlantBottle TM and recycled PET plastic).\u00a0 This innovation builds on the company\u2019s decade of success with PlantBottle by adding recycled content alongside plant-based material to reduce the amount of virgin PET plastic used in the bottle (available nationally in 20-ounce bottles in mid-2020).<\/li>\n<li>The expansion of package-less DASANI PureFill water dispensers with the addition of up to 100 PureFill units across the country beginning in fall 2019.\u00a0 The additional units are an evolution of the successful Coca-Cola FreestyleTM platform, garnering more efficiencies and scale than the previous test version of PureFill by leveraging the proprietary Coca-Cola Freestyle technology.<\/li>\n<li>The introduction of new aluminum cans (launching locally in the Northeastern United States this fall and expanding to other regions in 2020) and new aluminum bottles (available in mid-2020).<\/li>\n<li>Continued \u201clight-weighting\u201d across the DASANI package portfolio to support overall efforts to reduce the amount of virgin PET plastic procured by the Coca-Cola system.<\/li>\n<li>The addition of \u201cHow2Recycle\u201d labels to all DASANI packages to help educate and encourage consumers to recycle after use (rolling out starting this fall).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is the largest sustainability initiative in the history of the DASANI brand,\u201d said Lauren King, Brand Director, DASANI. \u201cIt\u2019s rooted in providing sustainable options for our consumers, while doubling down on our commitment to minimize our impact on the environment. Over the last decade we\u2019ve been on a journey to make DASANI more sustainable through new package design and innovation, and we are now accelerating these efforts in support our company\u2019s ambitious goals to significantly reduce packaging waste around the world by 2030.\u00a0 While there is no single solution to the problem of plastic waste, the additional package and package-less options we are rolling out today mark an important next step in our effort to provide even more sustainable solutions at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DASANI has been at the forefront of sustainable innovation since 2009 with the launch of the first fully recyclable bottle made partially from plants (PlantBottle). In 2018, the brand continued its sustainability journey by becoming the first major water brand to debut a package-less water dispensing unit with DASANI PureFill. \u00a0Earlier this year, The Coca-Cola Company expanded access to the PlantBottle IP to encourage industry-wide adoption of PlantBottle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesigning our packages to reduce the amount of raw materials used and incorporating recycled and renewable content in our bottles to help drive a circular economy for our packaging is an important part of our commitment to doing business the right way,\u201d said Sneha Shah, Group Director, Packaging Innovation, Coca-Cola North America. \u201cWe are working diligently to continually reduce our overall environmental footprint through smarter package design, procurement of recycled and renewable materials while continuing to deliver exceptional consumer experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DASANI\u2019s actions focus on testing and piloting multiple ways to deliver products that fit consumers\u2019 preferences and behaviors as they seek more sustainable solutions in their everyday lives. DASANI currently plans to remove the equivalent of 1 billion virgin PET bottles from its U.S. supply chain in the next five years and will continue to look to expand these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>More information about DASANI\u2019s sustainability journey and product innovations will continue to be updated on The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s website as well as on DASANI brand social channels.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>About World Without Waste<\/h3>\n<p>In 2018, The Coca-Cola Company announced a bold and ambitious goal: to create a World Without Waste by helping to collect and recycle the equivalent of a bottle or can for each one it sells by 2030; to significantly increase the amount of recycled materials it uses in its products to an average of 50 percent by 2030; and to make all of its packaging recyclable by 2025. To do this, Coca-Cola is redesigning and rethinking its packaging, and working to help increase recycling collection rates by simplifying the recycling ecosystem and inspiring consumers by illustrating the potential good that can be created from a recycled bottle or cans.\u00a0 For more information, https:\/\/www.coca-colacompany.com\/stories\/world-without-waste<\/p>\n<h3>About The Coca-Cola Company<\/h3>\n<p>The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company\u2019s Coca-Cola brand, our portfolio includes AdeS, Ayataka, Costa, Dasani, Del Valle, Fanta, Georgia, Gold Peak, Honest, innocent, Minute Maid, Powerade, Simply, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO. We\u2019re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We\u2019re also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debuts HybridBottle\u2122, Brand\u2019s First Package Made Partly from Plants and Recycled Material Announces Evolution of PureFill Package-less Delivery Platform and Aluminum Packaging Options for U.S. Customers DASANI\u00ae, the No.1 mainstream water brand in the United States, today announced a robust pipeline of sustainable packaging innovations in support of The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s global \u201cWorld Without Waste\u201d [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[7105,10453,5528],"supplier":[1245,16042],"class_list":["post-66378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-packaging","tag-recycling","tag-sustainability","supplier-coca-cola-co","supplier-dasani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66378"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=66378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}