Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging
Bottle production constitutes up to 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions of wine consumption. However, a reuse system comes along with additional environmental burdens, namely via the impact of cleaning processes and increased transport distances for the return of packaging. Hence, the objective of t...
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| description | Bottle production constitutes up to 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions of wine consumption. However, a reuse system comes along with additional environmental burdens, namely via the impact of cleaning processes and increased transport distances for the return of packaging. Hence, the objective of this study is to assess the potential environmental implications associated with both reuse and single-use for wine bottles, by means of life cycle assessment (LCA).Under the assumption based on wine consumption in Germany, the reusable bottle exhibits a reduced environmental impact in four out of five considered impact categories (climate change, fossil depletion, freshwater consumption, and freshwater ecotoxicity). Sensitivity analysis indicates that even one reuse cycle for wine bottles offers environmental benefit compared over single-use.It is noteworthy that other studies, which also assess reusable beverage packaging, have reported smaller break-even points for the transport distances. This distinction arises from the study's exclusive focus on glass bottles, which dominate the wine market. In conclusion, a reusable wine bottle system holds the potential would significantly decrease the environmental footprint of wine consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e57fb2f82d48402fa2e6143882f966272025-08-20T02:57:33ZengElsevierCleaner Engineering and Technology2666-79082025-03-012510091410.1016/j.clet.2025.100914Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packagingJustus Caspers0Pauline Bade1Matthias Finkbeiner2Corresponding author.; Chair of Sustainable Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623, Berlin, GermanyChair of Sustainable Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623, Berlin, GermanyChair of Sustainable Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623, Berlin, GermanyBottle production constitutes up to 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions of wine consumption. However, a reuse system comes along with additional environmental burdens, namely via the impact of cleaning processes and increased transport distances for the return of packaging. Hence, the objective of this study is to assess the potential environmental implications associated with both reuse and single-use for wine bottles, by means of life cycle assessment (LCA).Under the assumption based on wine consumption in Germany, the reusable bottle exhibits a reduced environmental impact in four out of five considered impact categories (climate change, fossil depletion, freshwater consumption, and freshwater ecotoxicity). Sensitivity analysis indicates that even one reuse cycle for wine bottles offers environmental benefit compared over single-use.It is noteworthy that other studies, which also assess reusable beverage packaging, have reported smaller break-even points for the transport distances. This distinction arises from the study's exclusive focus on glass bottles, which dominate the wine market. In conclusion, a reusable wine bottle system holds the potential would significantly decrease the environmental footprint of wine consumption.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790825000370Single-useReusableLife cycle assessmentWine packagingGlass bottle |
| spellingShingle | Justus Caspers Pauline Bade Matthias Finkbeiner Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging Cleaner Engineering and Technology Single-use Reusable Life cycle assessment Wine packaging Glass bottle |
| title | Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging |
| title_full | Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging |
| title_fullStr | Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging |
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| title_short | Reusable beverages packaging: A life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging |
| title_sort | reusable beverages packaging a life cycle assessment of glass bottles for wine packaging |
| topic | Single-use Reusable Life cycle assessment Wine packaging Glass bottle |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790825000370 |
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