"‘Vin in a tin’: Waitrose cans mini wine bottles in carbon-cutting measure
Supermarket’s switch from glass to aluminium cans expected to halve carbon footprint per drink
Waitrose is canning the mini wine bottle in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of takeaway drinks.
The supermarket plans to switch all of its 187ml glass wine bottles – except those containing champagne, prosecco, cava and rioja because of restrictions imposed by those particular appellations – to aluminium cans by next week. The cans will come in 187ml, 200ml and 250ml sizes.
The move to “vin in a tin” is expected to save more than 300 tonnes of glass packaging and will halve the carbon footprint per drink because the recyclable cans require less energy to transport as they are lighter and take up less space than bottles.
The move comes after the popularisation of “gin in a tin” and other canned cocktails, particularly during the pandemic lockdowns, which prompted outdoor drinking and picnics.
Drinks makers have been seeking alternative packaging because the price of glass has almost tripled since the start of the pandemic amid increased demand for other material besides plastic packaging."
https://www.theguardian.com/business...r-vin-in-a-tin
Supermarket’s switch from glass to aluminium cans expected to halve carbon footprint per drink
Waitrose is canning the mini wine bottle in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of takeaway drinks.
The supermarket plans to switch all of its 187ml glass wine bottles – except those containing champagne, prosecco, cava and rioja because of restrictions imposed by those particular appellations – to aluminium cans by next week. The cans will come in 187ml, 200ml and 250ml sizes.
The move to “vin in a tin” is expected to save more than 300 tonnes of glass packaging and will halve the carbon footprint per drink because the recyclable cans require less energy to transport as they are lighter and take up less space than bottles.
The move comes after the popularisation of “gin in a tin” and other canned cocktails, particularly during the pandemic lockdowns, which prompted outdoor drinking and picnics.
Drinks makers have been seeking alternative packaging because the price of glass has almost tripled since the start of the pandemic amid increased demand for other material besides plastic packaging."
https://www.theguardian.com/business...r-vin-in-a-tin
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