DRINKS PACKAGING RECYCLING BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON WORLDWIDE
August 1st, 2010
BY EMMA JACKSON
SUSTAINABILITY is becoming increasingly important in the beverage industry, and worldwide companies have been embracing environmentally conscious initiatives.
In the province of Ontario, in Canada, The Beer Store (TBS), a protected retailer under Canada's highly regulated drinks sales system, collects empty packaging, and has boasted of a return rate of 94% between 2008 and 2009. The store charges Canadian dollar CDN0.10 deposit on every beer bottle, which are returned to breweries, where they can be washed and reused 12 to 15 times before being ...
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