SILVA Announces Dry Bags Made From Recycled Bottles
Swedish outdoor brand SILVA recently announced a new line of dry bags that has been entire made from recycled PET-bottles. The R-PET series is available in 5 sizes (3L, 6L, 12L, 24L, 36L).
“We are a product and design driven company that produce consumer products with batteries, plastics, electronics, etcetera. This, in combination with the type of activities we are promoting, outdoor activities in the great outdoors, further strengthen the fact that we need to care more about our consumers and our planet.”
The advantage of using recycled PET-bottles is that no further petroleum is needed. It also requires less consumption of water and energy than production of virgin polyester.
“We are so proud to launch our first recycled product, but we’re humble at the same time. We know that we need to do more, to care more about our planet and all the people that we’re sharing the planet with, but we must start somewhere. We are putting pressure on our suppliers regarding restrictions in terms of the materials we’re using and internally we are working alongside the principles of reuse, reduce and recycle. We have taken an important step by transforming our packaging to be recycled, recyclable and erased almost all plastics. This together with the launch of R-PET as our first green product is our way of taking responsibility, and there is more to come.”
Evan Holt
