Is the Capri-Sonne pouch environmentally friendly?
The Capri-Sonne pouch is as just as environmentally friendly as a recyclable bottle, according to the independent Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (ifeu). The institute analyzed the environmental effects of the pouch — everything from obtaining the raw materials to manufacturing and using the packaging right down to disposal. The environmental ministry confirmed the assessment. Energy consumption is kept as low as possible during production. The amount of material needed to produce a Capri-Sonne pouch is minimal. Even though the glass bottle is refilled around 25 times and the pouch is only filled once, the same total amount of resources is needed to manufacture both kinds of packaging for 1000 liters of fruit-juice beverage. You can see how little material is used when the time comes to dispose of the pouch. When you cut up the pouch including the straw, all of the scraps fit inside the lid of a (disposable) bottle. The best way to recycle the Capri-Sonne pouch is to pu
