US based natural health beverage company, Odwalla, has set plans to use 100 per cent recyclable packaging in its single-serve bottles.
The company said the conversion to PlantBottle™ packaging, made of plant-based materials, would take place in March 2011.
Odwalla said the annual carbon dioxide emission reduction from the use of plant-based material, instead of petroleum, to make PlantBottle™ packaging would equal to a savings of almost 400,000 gallons of gas.
Odwalla president Alison Lewis said the move to recyclable packaging was part of the company’s aim to reduce their use of non-renewable resources.
"Plants do such a good job of making our juice, Odwalla hired them to help make our bottles," Ms Lewis said.
"Doing good things for the community and building a business with heart are core guiding principles of Odwalla’s vision.
“PlantBottle™ packaging is just the latest step in our continued commitment to the environment."
PlantBottle™ packaging consists of material derived from molasses and sugarcane juice. Odwalla said the new packaging had the same performance as traditional HDPE and PET bottles.