TETHERED CAP – THE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING TREND OF THE FUTURE

In order to limit plastic waste, many enterprises have improved and innovated their packaging products. Among them, Duy Tan is one of the pioneering brands producing tethered cap bringing many benefits to collecting and recycling plastic and minimizing impact on the environment.

Problem of plastic waste

Plastic waste is a global problem. It is estimated that each year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean. The process of decomposing plastic and microplastic is harmful to organisms and human health. Meanwhile, it takes 400 – 1,000 years to decompose a plastic or nylon product when being thrown into the environment. 

One of the harmful habits comes from using plastic drinking water bottles every day. Most current cap designs are separate from the bottle, causing consumers to have the habit of throwing the cap with regular waste. Since then, a large amount of plastic lids has not been recycled and have flowed into landfills and oceans, greatly affecting the environment.

Bottles and removable caps impact recycling and the environment

Besides, there has been no effective solution for recycling plastic waste. According to the World Bank, Vietnam has only recycled about 33% of major plastics (PE, PP, PET, HDPE). The awareness of the majority of people has not been high. The systems of sorting, collection, transportation and treatment have still had many limitations.

This is also the top concern of big brands, when plastic bottles and plastic caps appear on beaches and parks. At that time, consumers will realize the brand of the product, which will cause the company of such brand to lose its reputation. Therefore, more and more companies have been implementing plans to improve their products to limit the large amount of plastic waste released into the environment.

Environmentally friendly packaging

As a reputable plastic manufacturer for 37 years, Duy Tan (member of SCGP) is aware of its pioneering responsibility to promote design and technology innovation to provide safer and more environmentally friendly products. Recently, the enterprise has successfully produced a tethered cap with a compact design (weight: 1.7 g), HDPE material, in accordance with BRC Global international standards for Packaging and Packaging Materials.

Unlike conventional bottle caps that are separate, this bottle cap is tightly attached to the bottle body. This helps keep the water bottle packaged and the product inside safer, fully protecting the taste of drinking water, while minimizing the risk of environmental pollution due to plastic waste.

The cap is attached to the bottle body, providing many environmental benefits

According to Duy Tan's explanation, one of the big problems with plastic waste is the widespread dispersion of caps and bottles after use. When a new trend is born, the cap attached to the bottle body helps us not to miss any small cap that will be recycled along with the entire bottle ... This makes plastic sorting, treatment and recycling more convenient, and the awareness of environmental protection for each individual will be raised.

Innovation also demonstrates the acceleration of technological innovation to meet market demands for sustainable packaging and consumption. With many years of experience in packing buttons and caps, Duy Tan has created hundreds of button and cap models with high technical difficulty and precision for industries. Therefore, manufacturing a new type of cap does not pose a problem for the team of experts when it comes to meeting the strict requirements for fastened caps of the beverage industry.

“Attaching the cap to the body sounds simple but is the challenging for the manufacturer and related equipment suppliers. Therefore, when applying tethered cap, we must not only care about production costs, bottle design, bottle necks, filling lines and capping machines, but also ensure convenience and quality for consumers". – representative of Duy Tan shared. Therefore, the product does not affect the production and filling processes of enterprises and, at the same time, brings convenience to consumers when being used (it is possible to be opened with one hand and is easy to open and close).

Additionally, Duy Tan expansion into the market for not only drinking water tethered caps but also CSD (Carbonated Soft Drink) tethered caps in size 26/22. By partnering with world-class mold makers and machine suppliers, Duy Tan ensure that products meet the highest standards of quality and innovation. 

Sustainable solution of the future

According to Duy Tan, tethered cap provide many economic and environmental benefits, so they have great potential to be widely applied in many fields, from beverage and cosmetic packaging to health and pharmaceutical packaging. The use of tethered cap encourages users to be more responsible with their waste while also helping enterprises save on new production materials. Products are designed to be more modern and fashionable, thereby also helping consumers choose more sustainable products.

Many experts say that tethered cap is an innovative and effective solution in combating plastic pollution. Many major brands around the world have begun to switch to using this type of cap, demonstrating their commitment to social responsibility. This is also a way for enterprises to make a difference and attract customers interested in environmentally friendly products.

In addition, this improvement is also a practical contribution according to Directive 2019/904 of the European Union (EU) on packaging, aiming to limit disposable plastic, which will be widely deployed in Europe from July, 2024. Hence, enterprises will prioritize choosing standard packaging solutions to be able to export quality products to many potential markets.

Duy Tan’s environmentally friendly products

“We hope that a small change will have a big impact to join hands to improve the problem of plastic waste, and realize the goal of a circular economy. Hence, Duy Tan will provide creative – friendly – sustainable solutions to help manufacturers be more responsible with their packaging, as well as improve consumer awareness and experience." – representative of Duy Tan affirmed.