The Fladgate Partnership’s Taylor’s bottle
- Lightweighted bottle design, weight reduced from 580g to 440g
- Expected to save approximately 350 tonnes of glass every year across the brand’s annual 2.5m bottle production, and reduce bottle-manufacturing emissions by “around” 210 tonnes of CO₂ annually
- To be rolled out “progressively” across the Taylor’s range “as existing stocks are replaced in markets around the world”
Rev-O-Box’s reversible wine box
- Reversible packaging designed to be used as a shipping container and gift box, targeted at “retailers, brands, e-commerce stores, wineries, subscription companies and direct-to-consumer businesses”
- Claims to “support sustainability by extending the useful life of packaging”
- Currently available in Canada, Mexico and the US – delivery outside of these three markets is available but carries a minimum order requirement of 250 boxes
Kirin Group’s Steinlager returns system
- Consumer-facing returnable crate-and-bottle scheme for Steinlager beer bottles; digital trackers on crates are scanned at tills to “borrow” the packs; reconfigured bottle that can “better withstand multiple reuse cycles”
- Estimated to cut carbon emissions by 64% over Steinlager bottle’s lifecycle compared with existing single-use packs
- Launched as a trial at 48 Super Liquor stores in Auckland, New Zealand, potential for nationwide rollout
