Low-Carbon Paper Wine Bottles, Made in America
Monterey Wine Company Produces Frugal Wine Bottles
Monterey Wine Company is the first American company to acquire the world’s only paper bottle assembly machine. The Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine is capable of producing 2.5 million eco-friendly bottles per year. With our Frugal Bottle, you get great taste but less waste.
A Wine Package To Protect The Planet
Frugal Bottles are made from 94% recycled paperboard with a food grade pouch and weighing just 83g before filled and are five times lighter than glass. This means they have a carbon footprint six times lower than glass bottles. They also offer 360° branding for exceptional, impactful shelf presence. King Charles awarded the bottle the King's Award for Enterprise for innovation in sustainability.
American Consumers Are Demanding Solutions
Recent research by Lux Research found more than 35 million Americans are interested in finding more sustainable wine packaging. Further, a recent poll of nearly 2,500 wine merchants and producers by ProWein found 11% of traders around the world plan to list paper wine bottles in their stores in the next two years. This figure rose to 14% in the US, 29% of traders in the UK and a third (33%) in Norway.
We are supplying our Frugal Wine Bottles across the US and they are already on sale in Target and 7-Eleven stores.
Six Reasons Why Frugal Bottle Is Different:
#1. It’s Lighter
The Frugal Bottle weighs just 83g so it is up to five times lighter than a normal glass bottle, making it easier to carry and lighter to transport.
#2. It’s Better For The Environment
An independent Life Cycle Analysis by Intertek found the Frugal Bottle, which is made from recycled paperboard with no chemicals, has a carbon footprint up to six times (84%) lower than a glass bottle and more than a third less than a bottle made from 100% recycled plastic. The Frugal Bottle’s water footprint is also at least four times lower than glass.
#3. It’s easy to recycle again
Simply separate the plastic food-grade pouch from the paper bottle and put them in your respective recycling bins.
#4. It uses less plastic than a plastic bottle
The Frugal Bottle uses up to 77% less plastic. Only 15g compared to a 64g bottle made from 100% recycled plastic.
#5. It Stands Out
As the Frugal Bottle is made from recycled paperboard, it allows for 360-degree branding across the bottle. No other wine or spirits bottle looks or feels like it, so it stands out on shelf and table.
#6. It’s better for wine producers
The Frugal Bottle can be produced in the heart of their bottling facility, offers complete freedom on design and print, is more cost effective to transport while reducing their carbon footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
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It is really simple. You separate the plastic food-grade pouch from the paper bottle and put them in your respective recycling bins.
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The pouch is a new mono material - a polyethylene solution which takes advantage of the developments in advanced polyethylene production methods to achieve excellent shelf life
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An independent Life Cycle Analysis by Intertek, compared the Frugal Bottle to a lightweight 345g glass bottle , a 440g imported glass bottle and a plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic.
The LCA looked at the ‘cradle to grave’ life cycle of all bottles, including mineral extraction, manufacture, transportation, distribution, filling and recycling or incineration. It found:
The Frugal Bottle has the lowest carbon footprint with 91.9g CO2e – 84% lower than a 440g imported glass bottle (558.2g CO2e) and 34% lower than a bottle made from 100% recycled plastic (138.6 g CO2e)
The Frugal Bottle’s carbon footprint was even four times less than a 345g lightweight glass bottle (382g CO2e)
The Frugal Bottle uses up to 77% less plastic than a plastic bottle. Only 15 grams against a 64g wine bottle made from 100% recycled plastic
The Frugal Bottle’s water footprint is at least four times lower than a glass bottle. It takes 2.5 litres of water to make a lightweight 345g glass bottle made in the UK but only 0.6 litre to make a Frugal Bottle