Development of Bioresin - While each milestone is key for the successful implementation of the new bottles, there is one major risk involved with this solution which is the risk of a bioresin with the desired chemical and physical properties not being developed within the necessary time frame. This has the potential of delaying the implementation of the new bottles, possibly to later than 2025, which would not achieve the goal of implementation in the next ten years. The investigation and development of materials such as bioresins is both promising and widespread, with some potential bioresins already being used for similar purposes (Cardona, 2015, Jones, 2007, Katz, 2010). Because of this, this risk is moderate, but would have a large impact on the implementation of this solution if it occurred.

 

Should the bioresin not be developed in time, an alternative solution is to investigate the optimum dimensions of the bottle, and the minimum thickness of the glass, without the addition of the bioresin coating. Although this would have much less of a positive effect on the beer industry and its exports, and is already being applied to an extent, it would still act to reduce the amount of glass used to bottle beer.

 

Production of the Bottles - There are other risks associated with each step, such as issues with the production of the bottles.These could include the bottles being too difficult or expensive to produce, or machinery not being developed in time or available to produce the bottles. There a very few alternatives to this issue as the entire design relies on the bottles being able to be produced, but it appears unlikely to occur.

Similar machines already exist (KHS Packaging, 2013), and any adaptations that need to be made to current equipment should be able to be completed within the timeframe due to the rate at which technology and machinery is being developed.