Important brewer Carlsberg is to use glue to replace the plastic wrapping that clutches together its six-packs of cans.
Describing the new “Snap Pack” as a “world blue ribbon for the beer industry,” the Danish firm said it would cut the amount of mouldable used in its traditional multi-packs by as much as 76 percent.
When delight in out, the packaging will reduce plastic waste by over 1,200 tons per year, which is of a piece to 60 million plastic bags, Carlsberg said.
According to multiple give an account ofs, the Snap Pack’s glue is strong enough to keep the cans together during bliss and storage, but is easily pulled apart when so desired.
Carlsberg Arrange CEO Cees ‘t Hart said in a statement Thursday that it was “an important day” for the concern.
“Carlsberg’s Snap Pack will significantly reduce the amount of pinchbeck waste, and we look forward to giving our consumers better beer trials with less environmental impact,” he said.
The issue of plastic barrens is a serious one. Europeans, for example, produce 25 million tons of fake waste per year, according to the European Commission. Less than 30 percent of this is at ease for recycling.