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Allied Glass has reduced the weight of glass used in its generic 70cl and 1.5l bottles. It has saved 4,788 tonnes of glass in a trial organised by Waste Resources Action Programme (Wrap), a state-sponsored body aiming to create markets for recycled materials.
The 5th highest selling blended whisky, High Commissioner, and Glen's Vodka, which I have never heard of but is apparently the third highest selling vodka in the UK, are using the bottles. They are also used for some supermarket own-label whiskies and vodkas.
Savings are made by the reduction in energy costs as less glass is used and in transportation costs as the bottles are lighter to transport.
Retailers are increasingly attempting creative ways to reduce resources wasted on packaging goods as they try to reduce their liability for landfill tax and at the same time respond to consumer demand.
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7-25-2006 @11:08AM Alex said... Shouldn't glass be recycled rather than going to landfill?????
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7-25-2006 @3:06PM MJ said... Great never liked those heay bottles anyway but the glass should have been recycled all along!! Hope it doesnt change the flavor. Sodas taste better in glass bottle compared to plastic.
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7-25-2006 @6:12PM Len said... "Retailers are increasingly attempting creative ways to reduce resources wasted on packaging goods"
Sorry, I have to disagree ... how many more single-serving products are there than even a few years ago?
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7-25-2006 @7:19PM Andrew said... Good point Len, hadnt considered that myself. But then are not more and more people living alone these days?
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7-26-2006 @9:47AM Len said... That's a good point also, Andrew ... I wonder if we're dealing with differences between our countries here (I'm in the U.S.) ... I may be mistaken, but the first "serious" ad campaigns that I recall from recent years were for children's lunches, not products for adults.
Regardless, the use of lighter glass bottles sounds like a great idea anyways, I wonder how much energy is being saved during the manufacturing process in addition to the savings mentioned in the article.
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8-08-2006 @4:57PM James Thomson said... To me this wins three ways; The producer saves money (so more will go this route); if the bottles do not make it to landfill they use less resources in manufacture and less space in landfill; as a trend for the dire state of over packaging in food and drink this is a step in the right direction so shouldn't be knocked.
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