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Plastic bottle revolution begins 14 May 2008 Every day, people consume over one billion plastic bottles worldwide. Plastic’s popularity with consumers raises questions about environmental impact. As the inventor of the plastic bottle in the 1960s, Sidel is keenly aware of its responsibility to good corporate citizenship, particularly since PET plastic bottles are made from nonrenewable resources. “As the leader in equipment for packaging beverages in plastic bottles, we have the opportunity, power and responsibility to bring change to this industry,” says Mart Tiismann, president of Sidel. Consequently, Sidel is offering its customers concrete and innovative solutions for a greener plastic bottle. Online since April 1, 2008, www.no-bottle.com features information about initiatives at Sidel that address these issues. Sidel has been contributing to source reduction for some time. One example is NoBottle™, a new ultralight, high-end PE
Not long ago, we argued in this space that because America has some of the best tap water available, it is time to start thinking twice about drinking commercially bottled water. One big reason is that a lot of petroleum is required to manufacture and transport the plastic bottles, thus adding to global warming and other environmental problems. Of course, in certain circumstances bottled water is necessary. It is essential during emergencies — think Katrina — and it is certainly a better alternative when the only other drinks come loaded with calories. What the rising use of bottled water leaves us with, however, is a huge recycling problem. Of the mountain of individual plastic water bottles created by Americans each year — including enough to hold more than seven billion gallons of water — less than one-fourth are sent to the recycling industry for a second round. That makes absolutely no sense for the environment or for the economy. The recycling industry sees plastic water bott
