It’s Green! Wine in a Box
By Gail Nickel-Kailing on October 1st, 2009
Packaging is a logical place to start when developing green products. And wine packaging – wine in a box – is a first step. Lest you turn your nose up, a number of brands of wines sold in boxes have won national attention.
We have it directly from a trusted source – Adam Dewitz of WhatTheyThink – that Bota Box wines are “decent.” That’s his opinion after finishing a box of Old Vine Zinfandel.
What’s the “green effect” of the brand’s new packaging?
- Produces 85% less landfill waste than traditional glass package
- Printed on recycled paper containing 100% post-consumer fiber
- Box is 100% recyclable
- Printed on Kraft paper which doesn’t need to be bleached like white paper
- Paper layers are bonded together with cornstarch instead of glue
- All inks and coatings are soy based instead of petroleum based
- The bag does not contain phthalate plasticizers or Bisphenol-A (BPA)
To learn more about green packaging, take a look at the Going Green Reading List where you’ll find several books on sustainable packaging.
One Response to “It’s Green! Wine in a Box”
By Doreen Monteleone on Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
But was the printing done in a sustainable manner? See the criteria to be a certified Sustainable Green Printer at http://www.sgppartnership.org. SGP takes a holistic approach to printing and goes beyond the substrate and ink.