{"id":258,"date":"2017-08-17T17:54:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofglass.com\/gb\/ecology-gb\/dont-believe-wine-box-hype-keep-recycling\/1"},"modified":"2024-08-28T05:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:22:54","slug":"dont-believe-wine-box-hype-keep-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsofglass.com\/uk\/stories\/dont-believe-wine-box-hype-keep-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t believe the wine box hype \u2013 keep recycling!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div  class=\"custom-rich-text-block transparent\">\r\n    <div class=\"custom-rich-text spacing-top-2 spacing-bottom-2 global-container\">\r\n        <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/160902_Wine-bottles_FOG2-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"2 glass wine bottles\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British Glass recently came to the rescue of the humble wine bottle after an article criticising its eco-credentials appeared in BBC Good Food magazine. The article had a rather baffling angle; it stressed the supposed environmental harm done by wine bottles, and was advocating wine sold using a bag-in-a-box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we\u2019re keen supporters of choice \u2013 and the enjoyment of good quality wine no matter what the packaging, there were inaccuracies made about the manufacture and recyclability of glass bottles that just had to be corrected. Fortunately, those good people at BBC Good Food magazine were happy to publish a \u2018right of reply\u2019\u201d said Dr Nick Kirk technical director at British Glass.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kirk explained, \u201cOur worry was that this piece undermined important messages about recycling \u2013 one of the most realistic and effective ways available to UK wine drinkers looking to reduce their carbon footprint. A quick check of the facts by our experts revealed the article was based on one wine box company\u2019s marketing, using statistics from dubious sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A key part of the article\u2019s rationale was that wine bottles are \u2018single use\u2019 and take \u2018a million years to decompose\u2019 in landfill.<\/p>\n<p>As Dr Kirk stresses \u2013 there is simply no reason for a bottle or jar to go to landfill.<\/p>\n<p>Glass bottles are 100% recyclable \u2013 they can be re-melted back into new packaging indefinitely. And glass recycling facilities are available right across the UK. In contrast, the plastic bags inside wine boxes are not currently recyclable at all in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kirk also explained that talking about how wine bottles decompose if they (sadly) end up in landfill is misleading:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlass is made from non-toxic sand, lime, and soda ash. If it does go to landfill it breaks down and would ultimately turn back into sand \u2013 harmless to the environment. Plastics however, can become chemically active as they decompose, potentially causing problems.\u201d explained Dr Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>The article opened with a statistic about the amount of energy it takes to melt glass \u2013 which turned out to be approximately ten times the actual amount (when compared to calculations using current official data).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the article glossed over was that using waste glass reduces the energy required to melt glass for wine bottles by around 25% \u2013 so the more recycled material that goes in, the less energy is needed. Recycling really does matter,\u201d Dr Kirk stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kirk\u2019s response piece also makes it clear that the benefits of recycling glass go beyond the manufacturing process. Packaging made from recycled material reduces that need for virgin raw materials and so the impact on the environment from the extraction and transport of these. Something, not every packaging material can boast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUK-made glass bottles contain on average 30% recycled material and often 65% or more for green wine bottles,\u201d said Dr Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kirk finished by clarifying, \u201cWine-lovers should be reassured that when they buy wine in glass and recycle, they\u2019re making an excellent, sustainable choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[21,39,22,34,240,241],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","tag-bottle","tag-friends-of-glass","tag-glass","tag-recycling","tag-wine","tag-wine-in-glass"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Don\u2019t believe the wine box hype \u2013 keep recycling! 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