Diageo signs partnership that could replace up to 95 per cent of bar and pub bottles

clock • 4 min read
Smirnoff in an EcoSpirits EcoTote next to a 750-millilitre bottle / Credit: EcoSpirits
Image:

Smirnoff in an EcoSpirits EcoTote next to a 750-millilitre bottle / Credit: EcoSpirits

The company is testing a circular, closed-loop system for delivering liquor with ecoSPIRITS

Top-shelf liquor bottles vary in shape, design and color to draw the eye behind most bars, but Diageo is doing away with them to explore the viability of reusable packaging and distribution. In partnership...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Waste

The Cheeky Panda launches range of bamboo-based period products

The Cheeky Panda launches range of bamboo-based period products

Bamboo toilet roll, baby, and beauty product maker launches biodegradable period pads and liners in Ocado

Stuart Stone
clock 14 April 2025 • 2 min read
Government urges retailers to run down stock of disposable vapes

Government urges retailers to run down stock of disposable vapes

Defra warns High Street shops and convenience stores that 'ban comes into force in just a few weeks'

James Murray
clock 01 April 2025 • 3 min read
'Progress has plateaued': Recycling rate in England continues to hover around 44 per cent

'Progress has plateaued': Recycling rate in England continues to hover around 44 per cent

Latest household waste and recycling data comes as Environment Secretary Steve Reed reiterates call to 'end Britain's throwaway society'

Michael Holder
clock 28 March 2025 • 5 min read