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Danish beer maker, Carlsberg, has been working with partner Avantium to create a bio-based fibre bottle that is fully recyclable and produces 80% less CO2 than a disposable glass bottle. They introduced their new bottle at SailGP to get input from thirsty sailors. They say it would decompose completely in compost within a year.
I'm not sure I'd want to drink from the bottle, given that I really dislike the texture of paper straws. And I'm not sure how it would work for wine, but I imagine you could make interesting surface designs and perhaps even print the bottle completely. You cannot see the liquid within, which I'd say could be a detriment for wine lovers. Yet, to reduce carbon footprint, not only in the manufacture of glass but also I imagine in lower transport costs, might outweigh any negatives.
I applaud the effort.
