Vetropack's returnable bottle solution for Austrian brewers

Vetropack's returnable bottle for the Austrian brewing industry

Returnable systems with standardised bottles offer economic and environmental benefits: they reduce logistics costs, shorten transport routes, save valuable resources and thus lower CO₂ emissions. Vetropack has developed Echovai a 0·33 l bottle that is available to the entire brewing industry as a standard solution in order to help meet the quota on returnables that is mandatory in Austria since the start of 2024.

“The bottle is around 30% lighter than a traditional reusable bottle and has at least the same or better pressure and impact resistance,” explains Erich Jaquemar, Strategic Account Manager at Vetropack in Austria. “Due to fewer scuff marks on the contact surfaces, it can achieve around 20% more refill loops compared to conventional containers.”