DISTELL has enhanced its eco-credentials, saving (in the space of just 10 months) 333,5 tons of glass by light-weighting 2,9 million of its wine bottles.
According to the company’s environmental manager, Jacques Rossouw, this saving represents 733,7 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions.
He said it continued the work of the company to lower its carbon footprint, accelerated in 2008, when it established a programme to continuously purify and re-use CO2 released during fermentation of its apple ciders.
“Since switching from 750ml wine bottles with an average weight of 570 grams to bottles weighing 455 grams across the range of wines we produce, we have already effected significant reductions in CO2 equivalent emissions,” said Rossouw.
“This is just the start. Within the next few months, we’ll be introducing a new 350 gram bottle to further boost the savings.”
He said the company worked closely with the UK-based Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) initiative to promote glass savings.
