Dive summary:
- Heineken has awarded a contract to Van Tuijl, which was recently purchased by Shanks Group, an international waste management business, to help recycle 15,000 tons of brown bottles that will be taken out of circulation.
- While Heineken is famous for green bottles, they also have a dark lager in a brown bottle that they have decided to eliminate in favor of the standard green bottle, requiring the entire stock of brown bottles to be recycled.
- Shanks bought Van Tuijl in 2011 and aims at doubling the recycling capacity of the business while improving the quality of glass recyclate produced.
From the article:
Leading international waste management business, Shanks Group plc ("Shanks"), is pleased to report that its new Van Tuijl glass recycling business has been awarded a contract to recycle 15,000 tons of glass bottles for international brewer, Heineken.
Heineken has traditionally bottled its beer into both brown and green coloured bottles, but the company recently announced that it will in future produce all of its beers in its famous green bottles. As a consequence, Heineken will need to recycle its entire inventory of brown bottles, some 15,000 tons of glass, and the contract has been awarded to Van Tuijl. ...
