Carlsberg launches low-carbon beer bottle
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company says it has reduced the carbon impact of glass bottles by 90% in a new bottle revealed today.
The company has partnered with glass bottle supplier Encirc to put 1 million bottles in circulation in the UK with Carlsberg Danish Pilsner.
The reduced carbon footprint of the bottles has been achieved thanks to switching the glass furnace to biogas, a renewable fuel made from waste organic materials. Recycled content in the glass was able to be increased up to 100%.
CMBC says the bottle shows the potential to transform the bottle from the highest-carbon-impact packaging type to the lowest. Glass bottles currently account for around 10% of the total emissions across the value chain for the company.