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摘要

The holiday season, when we all rack up the carbon miles by jetting off to far-flung places, might not seem the best time to be extolling the environmental benefits of importing wine in bulk for bottling in the UK.rnHowever, a report by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), due to be published as Packaging News went to press, is promoting it as a way to help drinks manufacturers reduce their carbon footprint (See box, page 41). Of the £7.6bn worth of wine brought into the UK each year, only 20% is imported in bulk, with the rest being bottled at source, in most cases in 75cl green glass bottles that weigh, on average, 500g.