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Hillebrand Group
JF Hillebrand

The benefits of importing wine in bulk Boosting quality, logistical benefits and reducing CO2 emissions

The UK is the world’s largest wine importer, with more than 1.3 billion litres entering the country each year.

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), with British Glass, ran a major two-year project called GlassRite Wine, which looked at the key issues and perceived barriers associated with bulk importing wine and the lightweighting of wine bottles.

Key Facts

As a result of GlassRite Wine, 199 million 75cl glass bottles are now flled with bulk imported wine each year in the UK - an increase of 79 million glass bottles.
Use of recycled glass in the UK has increased by nearly 24,000 tonnes per year, as there is a greater demand for UK manufactured wine bottles.
The increased use of recycled glass, and CO2 savings as a result of the increase in bulk importing, has saved more than 20,000 tonnes of CO2 each year – equivalent to taking over 6,000 cars off the road.
Switching to the bulk importation of wine provides a range of business benefts, from increased product shelf life to reduction of around 40% in transport costs.

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