Wine in Flat-Shaped Plastic Bottles: More Sustainable? - Core77
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The UK's Wine Society, a member-owned community of oenophiles, has contracted some unusual packaging for some of their wines: Flat-shaped plastic bottles, made from recycled ocean plastic, and recyclable themselves. After conducting a study, the group has concluded that using this recycled PET, and in this shape, is more sustainable
  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I think this neglects a major reason why most people buy a bottle of wine. It’s reinventing boxed wine and it isn’t a coincidence that only the cheapest wine usually comes in boxes.

    • ex_06@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      Yep. Also not a surprise that the wine society from the post is neither from Italy nor France :)

  • _bcron_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It’s pretty disingenious of them to frame this in such a way as to tout the virtues of plastic. We can make rectangular glass bottles and that not only takes less energy to transport but is also more environmentally friendly than PET, but they didn’t explore that option or even suggest it to the reader for consideration