{"id":9061,"date":"2024-05-22T11:44:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/?post_type=case-study&p=9061"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:33:54","slug":"dopper-sustainable-bottle-lca","status":"publish","type":"customers","link":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/nl\/customers\/dopper-sustainable-bottle-lca\/","title":{"rendered":"Dopper: Designing the ultimate sustainable bottle with Ecochain Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

Numerous tales circulate about the Dutch and their relationship with water. But have you heard about the “drink from the tap revolution” unfolding in the Netherlands? It is trickling over to neighboring countries and the Iberian peninsula, too! While consumer awareness about the negative impacts of plastic pollution has grown worldwide [1<\/a>],\u00a0 Dopper has zealously led the fight against packaged water in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Spain. Nowadays, Dopper bottles seem to be essential Dutch survival gear [2<\/a>]. Their iconic design evolved under the hood over the years – informed by environmental data from Ecochain software (also known as Mobius).<\/p>\n

Challenge: Product footprint of alternative design options in Excel<\/h1>\n

Dopper wanted to convince the world to just refill – using science! They started their product footprinting journey intending to publish a peer-reviewed study, which compared their products to single-use Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Little did they know where that journey would lead.<\/p>\n

Initial footprint (life cycle assessment) models in Excel indicated that raw materials caused the highest environmental impacts along their product\u2019s life cycle. Raw material impacts are a common challenge in sustainable product design.<\/p>\n

Another challenge was that adapting product footprint models in Excel to alternative design options took forever! To design the most sustainable bottle possible (and prove it), scalable and accurate environmental footprint data on different product designs was needed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur core mission is positive impact, and Ecochain software gives us the transparency to showcase our products’ sustainability credentials.”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Niels Heijman, Research & Development manager at Dopper<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Discovering Ecochain LCA software (also known as Mobius)<\/h2>\n

Looking to level up their footprinting game, Dopper was not convinced by the one-off life cycle assessment studies offered by consultancies. They needed adaptable assessments that would evolve together with their products.<\/p>\n

Ecochain software allowed Dopper to:<\/strong><\/p>\n