Waitrose has announced plans to move small wine formats from bottles into aluminium cans in a move it says will save 320 tonnes of packaging in the first year and marks a “significant step” towards reducing its carbon footprint.
From 15th January, the majority of small wine formats (apart from Champagne. Prosecco and Cava, and Rioja, due to appellation restrictions) will be moved from glass bottles to aluminium cans as part of Waitrose’s ambition to reduce our carbon footprint.
In 2022, Waitrose says customers purchased nearly 3m small bottles of wine across both still and sparkling categories.
We’re delighted to pioneer this move and make reducing waste even easier for our customers.
Commenting on the announcement, Barry Dick, MW, Beer, Wine and Spirit Bulk Sourcing Manager at Waitrose, said: “We’re delighted to pioneer this move and make reducing waste even easier for our customers.
“Aluminium cans weigh significantly less than glass and create less than half the amount of CO2 than the equivalent single-use glass bottle, cans can also be recycled an infinite number of times.
“We know that more people are buying their drinks in canned formats from cocktails on the go to craft beer which is why making this shift in our wine category makes so much sense.
“We hope the move will encourage suppliers to continue to develop a diverse and exciting range of wines in cans.”