Pleass Global Limited, the proprietors of popular bottled water brand AquaSafe, has announced it will reduce the plastic in the packaging of the product.
“As part of the overall plan, we want to reduce plastic used for production and waste,” Mr Pleass said.
We are also proud that our bottles use less plastic to make than all our competitors in Fiji.” Mr Pleass does not believe the company’s sales or customers will be affected.
Mr Pleass said: “To us there is no justification for making multi-packs and certainly no purpose for that plastic wrapper once it is torn off, and we believe most consumers understand this.” Removing machines used to package the bottled from the company’s production line has come at a cost, he said.
“That was a cost to us because they were almost new and was supposed to work for many more years,” Mr Pleass said.
Overall it does contribute to the wider green economy.” The United Nations recently declared a war on plastics, aiming to eliminate major sources of plastics by 2022.
They are concerned, among other things, with the impact plastics are having on the marine ecosystem.
In its campaign, the UN is urging Governments to plastic reduction policies that target industries to minimise plastic packaging and redesign products.
“Fiji, like many countries, has a littering problem,” Mr Pleass said.
“An important first step is for us to stop littering.