Saving the Planet One Drink at a Time

News - Posted by James on February 18th, 2008

Even alcoholics are starting to get in on this new "Green" trend. Companies in the UK are starting to use lightweight glass bottles that use up to 30% less glass than normal bottles.

New technology means that less glass is needed to create a bottle of suitable strength. A bottle created using the latest technology uses over 30% less glass than a traditionally created bottle. While that doesn’t translate to huge amounts of glass for each individual bottle, the cumulative effect is huge.

Check out the whole story at Environmental Graffiti [Saving the Planet One Drink at a Time].

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