Elite Bottle Jet Green Clear Grey Logo 550 ml

Jet Green
Jet Green is Elite's new BPA Free bottle made with plant-origin bioplastic derived from sugar cane. This bio-based bottle is just one of the many projects kickstarted by Elite to make the manufacturing cycles of its cycling products range more sustainable. Jet Green is a practical, re-usable and performing bottle - it's also eco-friendly thanks to its bio-plastic bottle body. 

First off, what is bio-plastic?
The bio-plastic made from sugar cane is defined as bio-based as it's not petroleum-based but comes from plant biological sources. In this case, from sugar cane. The bio-based ethanol used for the bottle body Jet Green is a great substitute for petroleum to make products that can ensure the same properties of traditional plastics in terms of resistance but with reduced environmental impact in terms of emissions.

Sustainable environmental footprint
Manufacturing bio-plastic bottles is one of the many aspects Elite invested in to make the production of bottles more sustainable. The goal is to become totally carbon neutral, that is not just reducing, but compensating the CO2 emissions in the atmosphere as a result of the oxygen supply delivered by sugar cane farming. To understand its advantages in terms of emissions, just think of the manufacture of a thousand bottles. To produce a thousand Jet Green from sugar cane, Elite were able to reduce the CO2 emissions in the atmosphere of about 160 kg, which is roughly 3kg of CO2 for each kilogram of plastics produced. Sugar cane used for the Jet Green comes from sustainable farming, not from deforestation. Thanks to its great reproductive qualities, sugar cane grows in abundance over smaller farming areas.

…And it’s practical with its copious liquid flow
Other than being more eco-friendly compared to traditional plastic bottles, the Jet Green is also practical to use while you're cycling. The cap features the same technology used on Fly bottles, ensuring quick and copious liquid flow while you're hydrating. Other than the soft bottle body made from squeezable material, drinking is easy thanks to the practical push-pull nozzle, easy to open and close just by using your mouth, which is perfect for racing. Unscrewing the cap makes it easy to wash and dry the bottle after each use.