Carlsberg Breweries to use Biodegradable Wood Bottles
Print this Article | Send to Colleague
Danish brewing giant, Carlsberg, announced recently it has begun a three-year project to develop a revolutionary biodegradable and bio-based bottle made from sustainably sourced wood fiber.
The ‘Green Fiber Bottle’ will be developed with packaging company ecoXpac with the collaboration of Innovation Fund Denmark and the Technical University of Denmark. All materials in the bottle, including the cap, will be developing using bio-based and biodegradable materials.
"At Carlsberg, we are firm believers in the importance of the circular economy in ensuring sustainable future growth and development on our planet." said Carlsberg SVP for corporate affairs Andraea Dawson-Shepherd. "If the project comes to fruition, it will mark a sea-change in our options for packaging liquids and will be another important step on our journey towards a circular, zero-waste economy."
The initiative is part of the Carlsberg Circular Community, a co-operation between Carlsberg and selected partners whose aim is to pursue a circular, zero-waste economy by using the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) framework when developing and marketing new products.
The Carlsberg Group has a large portfolio of beer and beverage brands throughout the world. In 2013 it sold approximately 36 billion bottles of beer.
