World’s first paper bottle and cap

Two sustainable packaging companies have partnered to manufacture
at scale the world’s first fully recyclable paper bottle and screw
cap – ideal for containing solids, vitamins and pills

Lid, by Blue Ocean Closures,
made from cellulose fibres
pressed in dry vacuum

Paper
screw
thread
neck

Weight:
16g

Bottle, by Paboco (acronym of
Paper bottle company), is food safe,
sourced from sustainably managed
forests and can be recycled as paper
packaging due to small amount of
HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)
used as barrier

INDUSTRY COMPARISON
Life cycle assessment of global
warming effects with carbon
uptake considered
(grammes CO2 equivalent)

Paper bottle
Glass bottle
Aluminium bottle
Plastic bottle
Fibre carton

107
304
181
157
135

Brand partners include...
Carlsberg
Absolut
L’Oreal
Coca-Cola

Sources: Food Engineering, Paboco, Blue Ocean Closures. Picture: Paboco © GRAPHIC NEWS