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MEDIA STATEMENT
We are not forgetting the important of circular economy amid pandemic. While most of us familiar with 3R: Recycle, Reuse, Reduce; MBWA has always pay more attention on the Reduce and Reuse. As a responsible association, since 2019, we have started to explore opportunity in how to contribute back to the society and environment, in order to carry out our role as a responsible industry player.
Bottled water consumption seeing an increase of 7%-8% annually. MBWA estimated there are 2,880 million bottles being bought and sold in Malaysia annually. (globally, it is estimated 1million bottles are bought and sold per minute). And the figure is going to increase throughout the years to come.
Base on the study by Pacific Institute, a 500ml bottled water will contribute an estimated 82.8gm of CO2; in which 29% attribute to transportation emission, 30% for the production of resin, 8% attribute to the production of bottle and 33% to other activities involves such as land filling, collection, etc.
Bottling water process had experienced tremendous development in terms of reduce; PET bottle and HDPE closure, a 500ml PET bottle weight has reduced from 24g in 2010 to 12.5g in 2020, a reduction of 48% in 10 years. If base on estimated consumption of 2,880 million bottles annually, it has saved a 33,120,000kgs virgin material in a year; which equal to 938,244kgs of CO2 reduction. (base on research by Pacific Institute Research, 1ounce PET = 1ounce Co2).
On the second strategy of Reuse, this year, MBWA is honor that can work together with Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd to promote the usage of food grade certified RPET onto our bottled water manufacturing. Hiroyuki is the first in the ASEAN region who been certified food grade compliance on its RPET production. Bottle to bottle movement is a vital step in our industry towards creating a circular economy. Base on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) such step can further contribute to the reduction of carbon footprint in our nation.
Currently, many organizations are in talks with government to create a sustainability system in their respective nations, Malaysia is no exception. Currently WWF is talking to government in endorsing EPR (Extended Producers Responsibility) for our sustainability blue plan towards 2030 (Zero plastic road map). Whereby the market will create a PRO (Producer Responsibility Organization) to work on it. It merely same as other deposit scheme/social tax scheme, which been or going to be conducted in other nation in Europe and ASEAN. The main objective is to create a sustainable supply chain in our nation.
Today we mark our first step in making this objective a reality by 2030. Currently MBWA members are contributing 65%-70% of bottled water production in Malaysia. We have our very first 7 companies who become the batch of frontline: VS RO Industries (M) Sdn Bhd, Osmo Packaging Sdn Bhd, Sprigfresh Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Life Water Industries Sdn Bhd, Nabalu Trading Sdn Bhd, Malee Mineral Water Sdn Bhd and Waterworld Network Sdn Bhd.
We are planning to welcome more members to joint our call to contribute our efforts in protecting the environment we live in. We are targeting by 2025, 85% of our members will have RPET in their bottled water manufacturing. And by 2030, we are targeting 100% participation from all bottled water manufacturers.
MBWA hopes that with this signing of MoU with Hiroyuki will open up more opportunities to work together in creating the awareness in the society, the significant impact of using RPET onto bottled water. At the same time, MBWA also call for other companies who are not our members but also in the bottling line to joint our movement.
Nevertheless, such activities will not succeed without support from government. It is our hope that such MoU activities will be as a show case to government on our commitment. We also wish we able to have more dialogue with government ministry on how to help or promote or to encourage the industry to participate in this sustainable supply chain.
Last but not least, MBWA would like to take this opportunity to announce our new, special RPET logo for this movement. All the members who used RPET in their bottled water will be issued an Approval letter from MBWA to use this logo on their label, so that public can extinguish out the true and recognized REPT bottle.
Malaysia Bottled Water Manufacturers Association (New)
22nd Mar 2021.
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MBWA携手Hiroyuki首推RPET装瓶
RPET装瓶提供消费者更环保的选择
助减少国家碳足迹
（吉隆坡3月22日讯）马来西亚水厂工会（MBWA）与东盟首个通过RPET生产获得食品级合规认证的单位——Hiroyuki Industries（M）Sdn Bhd携手合作，通过推出RPET装瓶，为环保尽一份心力。
MBWA为此设计了独有的RPET标志，所有在瓶装水中使用RPET的会员将获得MBWA的批准信，以在其标签上使用此徽标，以便让公众辨认真正认可的RPET装瓶。
瓶装水消费量持续攀升
说起“环保”，普遍大众的脑海中会浮现“3R”概念：回收循环（Recycle），再使用（Reuse），减少使用（Reduce）。而在疫情肆虐期间，马来西亚瓶装水公会（MBWA）也不忘记循环经济的重要性，且一直十分关注“减少使用”和“再使用”的重要性。作为全马规模最大的水厂公会，自2019年以来，我们已经开始探索如何为社会和环境做出贡献，以履行我们的社会责任。
瓶装水的消费量每年以7％-8％的速度增长。MBWA估计，马来西亚每年买卖28.8亿瓶（在全球范围内，每分钟估计要买卖100万瓶），而且这个数字将在未来几年内增加。
根据太平洋研究所的研究，每500毫升瓶装水将产生约82.8克的二氧化碳，其中29％归因于运输排放、30％归因于树脂生产、8％归因于瓶子的生产、33％归因于其他活动，例如填埋，收集等。
成功减少93万二氧化碳排放量
目前，瓶装水瓶在“减少使用”方面已取得了巨大的发展。（ PET瓶和HDPE瓶盖），500毫升PET瓶的重量，已经从2010年的24克，减少至2020年的12.5克，在十年内减少了48％。如果以每年估计的28.8亿瓶的消费量为基础，则每年可节省3312万公斤的原材料。这相当于减少了93万8244公斤的二氧化碳排放量。 （根据太平洋研究所的研究，1盎司PET = 1盎司二氧化碳）
推动“瓶换瓶运动”
至于“再使用”的第二项策略，今年，MBWA很荣幸能够与Hiroyuki Industries（M）Sdn Bhd合作，在我们的瓶装水生产中推广使用食品级认证的RPET。Hiroyuki是东盟地区首个通过RPET生产获得食品级合规认证的单位。
“瓶换瓶运动”是此行业朝着创造循环经济迈出的关键一步。根据生命周期分析（LCA），此步骤可进一步帮助减少国家的碳足迹。
目前，许多组织正在与各自政府进行谈判，以在各自国家或地区建立可持续发展系统，而马来西亚也不例外。
目前，世界自然基金会正在与政府进行谈判，以批准我们在2030年可持续性蓝色计划（零塑料路线图）的EPR（生产者扩展责任）。市场将据此创立一个PRO（生产者责任组织）来进行有关工作。它与在欧洲和东盟其他国家已经或将要进行的其他押金计划/社会税收计划相同。其主要目标是在我们国家建立可持续的供应链。
盼参与率于2030年达100%
如今，我们展望能在2030年实现这一目标的第一步。MBWA公会成员在全马的瓶装水产量中占65％-70％，而我们雀跃地宣布，有7组公会会员成为此计划的先锋，分别是：VS RO Industries (M) Sdn Bhd 、Osmo Packaging Sdn Bhd、Springfresh Manufacturing Sdn Bhd、Life Water Industries Sdn Bhd、Nabalu Trading Sdn Bhd、Malee Mineral Water Sdn Bhd以及Waterworld Network Sdn Bhd。
与此同时，我们期待及欢迎更多的会员共同参与此计划，为保护环境贡献出一份力量。我们设下目标，期望在2025年，有85％的公会会员在其瓶装水生产中将使用RPET。到了2030年，我们的目标是所有瓶装水制造商都参与此计划。
通过MBWA和Hiroyuki之间签署谅解备忘录，相信这将打开更多的机会，以提高社会对使用RPET瓶装水的认识。另外，MBWA也呼吁全马一众装瓶生产线公司企业，配合此环保运动。
然而，若没有政府的支持，此运动也不会成功。因此，我们希望该谅解备忘录的签署将成为政府履行环保承诺的典范，并希望未来能够与政府部门进行更多对话，以探讨如何帮助、促进、鼓励有关行业参与这一项可持续供应链。
马来西亚瓶装水公会
22/03/2021