[Japan] Japanese Brewers Asahi Abandon Pet

Japanese brewers Asahi have given up on packing their beers in PET. Despite having planned to package in PET until the end of the year, the company has given in to objections raised by local ecologists, in particular Greenpeace. The latter are claiming that the introduction of PET would create waste management problems, whereas a glass recycling system already exists. Nevertheless, Asahi stated they would continue their research in this area.