Ball Corporation has launched a new impact extruded aluminum bottle line that it says provides a circular solution to plastic pollution. Available in various shapes and sizes, this impact extruded aluminum bottle can reportedly be customized for numerous beauty, personal care, food and beverage products.
Ball also says that its new aluminum bottles are infinitely recyclable and can be turned into other aluminum products over and over again. The bottles are available with a re-closable threaded cap that allows consumers to twist the top on and off.
“Plastic waste that ends up in the natural environment has led to more public discussion about packaging, its life cycle, and recyclability,” said Jason Galley, director of innovation and sustainability, Ball. “Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly solutions for packaging their everyday products. We combined our product design and sustainable aluminum packaging expertise to develop another truly circular packaging solution – the Infinity aluminum Bottle.”
Like Ball’s aluminum beverage cans, cups and Alumi-Tek bottles, the impact extruded aluminum bottle is monomaterial – it consists of only one material, apparently meaning that it can be easily sorted and recycled. In fact, according to Ball, aluminum can be recycled an infinite number of times without losing quality. The company also says that aluminum retains its value throughout the recycling process, so it can be kept in circulation indefinitely without becoming waste and ending up in the ocean or in landfills. After use, an aluminum bottle can reportedly be recycled and returned as a new packaging format in just 60 days. The material can also be recycled to take on a new life as other aluminum products, such as consumer electronics or a bicycles.
