Carlsberg Britvic has partnered with DS Smith to develop its new OTOR8 ‘Bag-in- Box’ design, said to cut over 50 tonnes of carbon emissions and aiming to improve the efficiency of its supply chain strategy.
Featuring a revised 8-sided shape to enhance strength, Carlsberg Britvic says the new ‘Bag in Box’ design enables an average of 25% more boxes to be loaded onto each pallet. This is said to reduce the number of pallets and lorries required annually for the 115-mile journey between Carlsberg Britvic’s manufacturing site in Leeds and the national distribution centre in Lutterworth.
The companies state the new packaging provides further efficiency in the supply chain by optimising warehouse storage space, reducing the risk of leakage and improving stability through its vertical design. The launch of the new design is part of DS Smith’s wider partnership with Carlsberg Britvic to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its supply chain and packaging.
DS Smith collaborated with Alpine Water this month on a ‘recycled and recyclable’ corrugated cardboard box to transport Hallstein-brand glass water bottles, designed to save space and protect the products in transit. The new box can hold six 750ml glass bottles, but its capacity can be increased and combined with various sizes of outer casing, enabling the transportation of nine, twelve, fifteen, or eighteen additional bottles.
Last year Smurfit Westrock revealed its EasySplit Bag-in-Box design, aiming to adhere to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s minimum requirement of 80% recyclability. Claiming to streamline the separation of the plastic bag and cardboard box components, the design also seeks to improve recyclability and help users comply with upcoming regulation.
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