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9 Comments on The Wine List

LifeLessPlastic on Sun, 7th Oct 2007 10:00 am


This wine list is great. I’m going to be working on a similar such list as time progresses. I’ll keep you posted about what I put together, and then maybe we can combine lists and create one super, duper list.

Green Bean on Sun, 17th Feb 2008 9:41 am


Beth, just FYI, I recently posted about a program for recycling real cork wine stoppers. Also, a reader recently told me that you can save your wine bottles and freecycle them to home brewers. Neither of those are plastic but another great way to reduce the waste stream.

Here’s a link to the post about wine corks.

http://greenbeandreams.blogspot.com/2008/02/stick-cork-in-it.html

Hillary on Mon, 25th Feb 2008 9:09 am


Hi, Beth — I also just read about a program to recycle wine corks:

“Yemm & Hart, a company that finds innovative uses for recycled products, is soliciting wine bottle corks for a unique initiative. When the company has amassed six tons, they’ll begin converting the corks into coasters, clipboards, and flooring. Contributors will be eligible for discounts on the finished products.

do your part: Mail wine and champagne corks to Wine Cork Recycling, Yemm & Hart Ltd., 610 S. Chamber Drive, Fredericktown, MO 63645.”

Molly on Tue, 2nd Sep 2008 4:58 pm


Any recycling or craft ideas for the plastic corks? I’m afraid to use them to make trivets, because my hot glue gun melted one!

Anonymous on Sat, 6th Sep 2008 12:53 pm


Love what you are doing with the whole blog. As a wine lover who thought himself enlightened by opting for screw top wine I was fascinated to find that aside from issues with preserving wine, real cork stoppers are the most ecologically friendly option. For wine lovers in the UK who want to avoid artificial cork or screw top wines, Majestic Wine’s website – http://www.majestic.co.uk – specifies the closure for each bottle of wine and allows you to search for real cork stopped wines only. The only disadvantage is that you have to order a minimum of 12 bottles at a time but I find it a useful point of reference which even non UK users might be able to use.

Donald – Scotland

beyesn on Thu, 23rd Oct 2008 6:27 am


Thinking “big picture” some wine makers are making a compelling case for why they have chosen PET plastic bottles over glass as a more sustainable material. Food (or drink) for thought. Here’s a link: http://plasticsindustry.blogspot.com/2008/10/plastic-wine-bottles-chosen-for_21.html

Fake Plastic Fish on Sat, 25th Oct 2008 2:08 am


@beyesn

What else would you expect from the Plastics Trade Association?

But they are only looking at one part of the environmental picture. Lighter weight = less fuel to ship. But they are not taking into consideration all the other problems of plastic, which I have laid out in this post:

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/plastic-is-made-from-oil-you-knew-that.html

beyesn on Mon, 27th Oct 2008 10:17 am


Merely pointing out that things are not black & white on environmental issues focused on materials. When doing a comparison of the entire picture (i.e. litter, green house gas emissions, energy, water usage, efficiency and more) the truth is in the grey area in between. Its all about trade-offs.

Craig @ CheapSubscriptions on Sun, 28th Feb 2010 12:53 pm


I’m curious where boxed wines and other packaging options fit into the discussion, given the ratio of product to packaging might be more favorable. Seems like someone could make those bladders reusable or recyclable, at least for mass market wine products.
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