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Deles Indah merupakan Obyek Wisata yang terletak di lereng kaki gunung Merapi sebelah timur ± 25 km dari Kota Klaten, Deles berada di Wilayah Desa Sidorejom Kecamatan Kemalang, dengan ketinggian antara 800 m – 1300 m diatas permukaan laut.
Deles mempunyai potensi spesifik suasana pemandangan alam pegunungan. Dari obyek wisata deles dapat dilihat pemandangan puncak Merapi dengan nyata, pemandangan kota Klaten yang dihiasi dengan cerobong Perusahaan Gula gondang Baru & perusahaan Ceper Baru dengan berselendangkan Rowo Jombor dengan Jajaran Gunung Kapurnya merupakan Panorama yang Indah.
Di lereng Gunung Merapi di Deles kemalang Klaten. Konon Deles indah meraih kejayaannya sekitar tahun 1986 – 1995. Namun kejayaan itu meredup dengan semakin maraknya penambangan pasir . Kamipun tidak menyangka jalan yang akan dilalui sebegitu dasyatnya. Kami harus berbagi jalan dengan truk – truk pengangkut pasir yang hampir 90% sebagai pengguna jalan tentunya.  Tak heran jika jalan banyak yang rusak malah tergolong rusak berat. Dan tanjakan yang begitu curam makin kesulitan dalam melaju kendaraan. Beberapa waktu lalu saya ke deles sunggug sangat Ironi sekali dengan tempat wisata Deles, yang hilir mudik cuma truk pengangkut pasir dari lereng gunung Merapi.
Daerah Deles perlu perhatian dari pemerintah, LSM lingkungan dan lembaga pemangku lainnya yang peduli dengan lingkungan. Bila tidak mungkin beberapa tahun lagi daerah deles akan rusak lingkungannya dan bisa membahayakan warga setempat dan yang untuk adalah para pemilik usaha ekplotasi penambangan pasir di daerah Deles Kemalang Klaten.

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Organic dairy brand launches UK’s first recycled yogurt pot

By Mike Stones, 23-Jun-2009

Related topics: Packaging

The first fully recyclable dairy pots have been launched by Rachel’s, a leading UK premium organic dairy brand.

Moving from polystyrene to 60 per cent recycled PET (known as rPET) will significantly cut the amount of plastic sent to landfill, said the company. Its marketing director Steve Clarke told DairyReporter.com that: “By making the switch to r-PET we will save up to 210 tonnes of plastic per year. Better still, we are using materials that might otherwise end up in landfill.”

Using recycled plastic saves energy, cuts carbon use and reduces consumption of finite oil resources, from which new plastic is made, added Clarke.

Environmental costs

Also, Rachel’s confines its use of r-PET to material sourced from the UK so avoiding the environmental costs associated with global transportation.

Every 1 tonne of r-PET used saves about 1.5 tonnes of carbon. Using 60% r-PET cuts the carbon footprint of the new pots is by about 30%, says the company.

The company’s big pot and snack pot packs are made from a two-layer combination of an outer recyclable card and a thin inner plastic pot. It was the inner plastic pot that was previously made of polystyrene and the over-cap made of PP. But now, both are being contructed of 60 per cent recycled PET.

“We became aware of the technology to make this change last autumn and have introduced it as quickly as possible,” said Clarke.

Earlier this year Rachel’s was voted the UK’s greenest dairy brand in an independent YouGov study.

Green credentials

The move to recyclable pots is welcomed by welcomed by retailers as consumers become more interested in environmental topics, said Clarke. A recent Nielsen survey confirmed that shoppers are starting to assess retailers’ green credentials. More than 40% of respondents said that they would try to buy products that are ethically produced or kinder to the environment.

63% of respondents said that they would change to a new brand if the alternative had recycled or recyclable packaging.

Meanwhile, Rachel’s is campaigning for all local councils to accept its rPET yogurt pots for recycling not just plastic bottles. “Our campaign aims raise awareness of the difficulty with recycling yogurt pots. In theory PET or rPET yogurt pots are recyclable but closing the recycling loop relies on all parties doing their bit,” said Clarke.

“If more people buy r-PET yogurt pots, more local councils will be able to accept them for recycling. By signing our pledge consumers will be letting their local councils know that they are committed to recycling their yogurt pots. We hope that will encourage more local councils to allow r-PET yogurt pots into the recycling stream.”

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/Organic-dairy-brand-launches-UK-s-first-recycled-yogurt-pot/?c=Mw3I8ARrLy%2FvKFNp4YD0QA%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BWeekly