In a major breakthrough for bringing sustainable innovations to market, oi australia&rsquos designers and manufacturing teams have overcome some formidable technical challenges. Although it will not seem noticeable to the consumer and indeed customers, the environmental and logistical impact of this development is massive. Oi has reduced the weight of selected wine bottles by 1828 saving almost 20,000 tonnes of glass packaging annum. The flowon effects include a 20 reduction in energy use and a carbon dioxide saving of over 11,130 tonnes per year. Equally impressive is a saving of 12 in water usage per container and overall water savings of 4,720kl per year. An additional achievement is the reduced carbon footprint in freight distribution to packers and customers around the world.
