How is a bottle of Volute Wine more eco-friendly than a glass bottle?
The Volute bottles are made of aluminum, which is recycled at a rate of over 50% in the US (and over 90% in Sweden) vs. 20% for glass. The main reason for this is due to weight: for the same volume of wine, the volute bottles weigh 4 times less than glass bottles, and transporting glass bottles for recycling often costs and pollutes more than producing it from raw materials. Producing a Volute bottle from recycled aluminum requires about 90% less raw materials, 50% less water and pollutes 50% less air. Then comes the transportation. Due to its lower weight, transporting Volute Wine – remember it’s imported from France – generates 30% less carbon emissions than transporting the same volume of wine in glass bottles. That’s the gain you typically realize by switching from a gasoline only car to a hybrid.
