LCBO Says Glass Container Lightweighting for Wines and Spirits has “greatest potential” for Greenhouse-gas Reduction
Published: 28 August 2008
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Sustainability
The “Globe and Mail” reports because of skyrocketing oil prices and calls to reduce global warming, several glass wine bottles are becoming lighter thanks to thin-glass construction aimed at curbing carbon emissions associated with shipping the wine thousands of kilometers across the ocean. Chris Layton, a spokesman for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), says that while most activity in the field of “lightweighting” has taken the form of cardboard Tetra Paks and PET bottles, the “greatest potential” for greenhouse-gas reduction lies in reducing glass weight on existing packages simply because glass will continue to be the preferred packaging material for wines and spirits. “Glass will continue to be the dominant format in our stores.”