Innocent and Ribena adopt 100% recycled PET bottles

摘要

Two of the UK's biggest drinks brands have announced moves to 100% recycled PET bottles.Innocent Drinks hasclaimed a world first by moving four of its fruit Smoothies to 100% recycled PET in late September.And Ribena owner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will move the brand's ready-to-drink bottles to 100% recycled PET in October. The bottle cap and sleeve will not be made from recycled materials but will be compatible with recycling facilities.The four Innocent flavours are in new 250ml bottles, which are 20% lighter than their predecessors. It expects to switch the rest of its Smoothie products to the material by January 2008.