M&S unveils plastic wine bottles to reduce carbon footprint
UK High Street giant Marks and Spencer has announced plans to replace glass bottles in the 25cl wine range to plastic. The move is aimed at upping their green credentials by reducing their carbon footprint.
By changing the packaging of their 25cl wine range, M&S are hoping to save around 525 tonnes of packaging a year. Plastic not only uses less energy in the manufacturing process but it is also lighter than glass and this means that carbon emissions from the transportation of the bottles should be lower.
The new greener wine bottles will be made from two layers of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) with a barrier material in between to ensure that the bottles of wine are preserved for up to a year.
In a statement M&S said, “Traditionally, PET has been used for sporting events or in-flight catering where there is a very fast turnover, but with the new oxygen barrier technology, it is now possible to achieve a significantly longer shelf life.”
At present, there appears to be no plans to roll out the new plastic packaging to the larger 75cl wine range.
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