I’m assuming they have that plastic inner tube like a coke can to keep it all sealed.
Are they a bit like disposable coffee cups then?
Wouldn’t be surprised if they bin this idea off when their lost stock on bottles of wine due to damage increases 1000%.
Interesting stuff. Could be great for festivals like Glasto where you can take your own drink but blanket ban on glass.
Although boxed wine tends to be the usual option there.
I’d place a big bet that these are worse for the environment than glass. Suspect the “saving” is in weight, which will impact carbon, but not as much as it will affect the supermarkets shipping bill.
If the wine is good and the environment is less harmed because of packaging then I’m all in. They should can it all like beer
I’d be interested to know what these are actually made of. If it’s paper with a plastic lining, it’s more difficult to recycle that plastic alone.
If it’s similar to [this](https://frugalpac.com/frugal-bottle/) then it has to be separated by hand before being recycled. Which average people may not do.
*“Hello yes, waiter, my entire bottle is corked”*
This to me seems very counter-intuitive. All fine and dandy making a packaging that’s got a “lower carbon footprint” than glass, but is it as recyclable as glass? If not, I can’t help but feel that alone cancels out the other benefits
Still has a plastic liner though
It’s already pre-paper bagged and ready for the park bench
Checks date….
Nope, Still march, not April 1st…
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
These will look great in my wine cellar.
I’m having a heart attack right now
It would be better if they just standardized all glass bottles and had a returns system so that they could be sterilized and reused, like milk bottles.
Why does each brand have to have its own special little bottle? Just a glass bottle, they may apply their own sticker with any branding and information.
We literally melt the bottle down so it can become a bottle again. Just clean and reuse the bloody bottle!
Why is the modern world so infuriating.
Is glass not good enough?
Why not transition straight to box wine?
Glass is very recyclable, and if it goes to landfill it’s inert and doesn’t seep chemicals into the soil. Apart from some niche uses like festivals I don’t see the benefit.
(yes, it uses a lot of energy to be made, but it’s not like the paper process doesn’t use any resources either)
These are, in my mind, boxes of wine in a bottle shape – i.e. it is a plastic bladder wrapped in card. It’s just not box shaped. Requires manual separation before going into recycling. What Aldi should do is allow you to take your own containers and fill them from a “barrel” – you can do this in bodegas on the continent – that puts the minimum amount of waste into the chain.
Looks like strong wine? 94%
Cardbordeux
Isn’t glass easily recyclable? This is just adding extra steps for the consumer
Glass bottle is much more recyclable than these plastic+paper containers.
This is greenwashing. These are not paper-bottles. It is more tetra-pack style recyclable nightmare. The only way how to “recycle” is to “energy recuperation = burining”
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Those are cool, but is the wine any good?
Wait how is
Wait I’m confused
I’m assuming they have that plastic inner tube like a coke can to keep it all sealed.
Are they a bit like disposable coffee cups then?
Wouldn’t be surprised if they bin this idea off when their lost stock on bottles of wine due to damage increases 1000%.
Interesting stuff. Could be great for festivals like Glasto where you can take your own drink but blanket ban on glass.
Although boxed wine tends to be the usual option there.
I’d place a big bet that these are worse for the environment than glass. Suspect the “saving” is in weight, which will impact carbon, but not as much as it will affect the supermarkets shipping bill.
If the wine is good and the environment is less harmed because of packaging then I’m all in. They should can it all like beer
I’d be interested to know what these are actually made of. If it’s paper with a plastic lining, it’s more difficult to recycle that plastic alone.
If it’s similar to [this](https://frugalpac.com/frugal-bottle/) then it has to be separated by hand before being recycled. Which average people may not do.
*“Hello yes, waiter, my entire bottle is corked”*
This to me seems very counter-intuitive. All fine and dandy making a packaging that’s got a “lower carbon footprint” than glass, but is it as recyclable as glass? If not, I can’t help but feel that alone cancels out the other benefits
Still has a plastic liner though
It’s already pre-paper bagged and ready for the park bench
Checks date….
Nope, Still march, not April 1st…
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
These will look great in my wine cellar.
I’m having a heart attack right now
It would be better if they just standardized all glass bottles and had a returns system so that they could be sterilized and reused, like milk bottles.
Why does each brand have to have its own special little bottle? Just a glass bottle, they may apply their own sticker with any branding and information.
We literally melt the bottle down so it can become a bottle again. Just clean and reuse the bloody bottle!
Why is the modern world so infuriating.
Is glass not good enough?
Why not transition straight to box wine?
Glass is very recyclable, and if it goes to landfill it’s inert and doesn’t seep chemicals into the soil. Apart from some niche uses like festivals I don’t see the benefit.
(yes, it uses a lot of energy to be made, but it’s not like the paper process doesn’t use any resources either)
These are, in my mind, boxes of wine in a bottle shape – i.e. it is a plastic bladder wrapped in card. It’s just not box shaped. Requires manual separation before going into recycling. What Aldi should do is allow you to take your own containers and fill them from a “barrel” – you can do this in bodegas on the continent – that puts the minimum amount of waste into the chain.
Looks like strong wine? 94%
Cardbordeux
Isn’t glass easily recyclable? This is just adding extra steps for the consumer
Glass bottle is much more recyclable than these plastic+paper containers.
This is greenwashing. These are not paper-bottles. It is more tetra-pack style recyclable nightmare. The only way how to “recycle” is to “energy recuperation = burining”