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Brewers switch to lighter bottles to cut carbon footprint
16 Jan 2008
Leading brewers in the UK are switching to lighter glass bottles to reduce their impact on the environment.
Scottish & Newcastle has introduced a lighter bottle for its Strongbow and Strongbow Sirrus cider, reducing the weight by 14 per cent.
SABMiller has reduced the weight of its 330ml Miller Genuine Draft bottle by 8 per cent, while Marston's has introduced a new 500ml bottle across its whole range that is 22 per cent lighter than its predecessor.
On top of similar moves by two other UK-based brewers, the five firms have together saved 3,800 tonnes of glass and 2,515 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of taking more than 800 cars off the road, according to the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
SABMiller has reduced the weight of its 330ml Miller Genuine Draft bottle by 8 per cent, while Marston's has introduced a new 500ml bottle across its whole range that is 22 per cent lighter than its predecessor.
On top of similar moves by two other UK-based brewers, the five firms have together saved 3,800 tonnes of glass and 2,515 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of taking more than 800 cars off the road, according to the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).