{"id":33556,"date":"2022-05-20T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T17:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/?p=33556"},"modified":"2022-05-20T14:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T17:36:55","slug":"beyond-the-standard-bottle-wineries-are-embracing-greener-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/beyond-the-standard-bottle-wineries-are-embracing-greener-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the (Standard) Bottle: Wineries Are Embracing Greener Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"
Growing and making wine can be done sustainably. According to Grand View Research<\/a>, the production of organic wine is projected to grow 10.2 percent between 2022 and 2030, and the space devoted to organic growing has increased in France alone<\/a> by 249 percent in the past decade. While hard numbers are difficult to come by, renewable energy \u2014 generally in the form of solar power \u2014 fuels many wine production facilities across the globe.<\/p>\n The problem arises when attention turns to packaging that wine. About 29 percent of a wine\u2019s carbon footprint comes from its glass bottle alone, according to a study<\/a> conducted by the Wine Institute in California. Between 50 and 68 percent of that output is from the production and transportation of that glass. (Keep in mind that, according to many estimates<\/a>, more than half of the wine bottles used by U.S. producers are shipped from China.)<\/p>\n There\u2019s also the issue of recycling. Once that wine has been consumed, recycling rates vary significantly from state to state, with the highest rates<\/a> in Maine, Vermont and Michigan. Currently, only 10 states have bills in place that incentivize citizens to recycle bottles with $0.05+ return bonuses. Overall, the U.S. recycles 31<\/a> percent of its glass bottles.<\/p>\n In an inherently connected global market, there\u2019s no easy solution to the packaging conundrum. But there are plenty of options.<\/p>\n Flat Plastic Bottles\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n