Balfour Winery Sustainability Report 2022 (1) - Flipbook - Page 9
The labels used on our bottles.
The use of FSc Certified paper – the FSc system provides and assurance that
wood and paper products have been produced (harvest and processing) in an
environmental and socially responsible way.
Our packaging materials.
We ensure that the cardboard used for the outer boxes are a mixture of
biodegradable and recyclable materials. Box and case material comes from FSC
Controlled Wood; FSC Mix, FSC Recycled sources dependent on product. Wine
case inserts are produced from 100% recycled paper from post-consumer and
industrial sources and are industrially compostable.
The corrugated cardboard 6-bottle cases we use are 75-78% recycled content,
with recycled and virgin material from FSc certified sources.
The box tape we use is recyclable, and the manufacturer Directa recycles 98% of
its waste in production.
Closures.
Corks are Carbon Negative as cork trees produce a net capture of Carbon
Dioxide. Cork is also a renewable and recyclable material. Our corks are made
from 89.8% recycled content.