Fetzer Reduces Glass Usage for Wine Bottles
Wine producer Fetzer Vineyards announced it will launch new bottles for all its varietals, using 16 percent less recycled material. The change will affect more than 23 million bottles of different sizes.
Fetzer is reducing the thickness of the bottles and eliminating the indentation found at the bottom of many bottles. The changes will shrink the weight of the bottles from 20.3 oz to 17 oz on average, which will also impact how much energy it takes to transport the bottles to customers.
Fetzer worked with a sustainability consultant before deciding on the new bottle design. The company also committed to utilizing renewable energy for its winery operations.
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brenda barr
posted on February 24th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
whre can i recycle wine and beer bottels in dallas tx?
Roxie Castro
posted on February 27th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Here in Springfield, MO we are considering single stream recycling, however, there is no local market for recycled glass, so it will not be included in the stream. What kind of programs are working on using recycled glass?