The increase in the use of glass can be seen at the supermarket.

The turnover of glass packaging, in supermarket chains, is having an upward trend on many products found in the food wards.

According to a survey made by Assovetro in Italy, 85% of the turnover of items such as beer, sauces and wine is covered by glass packaging. If we consider the percentage growth in the 2016-2019 three-year period, we always see positive data, with a 17% increase in turnover for glass sauces, 16% for beers and 13% for wine.

Values ​​with smaller but always positive increases, we find them for products such as oil, juices and generic preserves, with a 10% increase for glass juices.

These data were presented in Milan, at a conference on large-scale distribution in Italy, in which representatives from the production, distribution and food sectors participated.

Consumers’ sensitivity to packaging other than plastic, even though born of a distorted idea that plastic can pollute in any case, brings a renewed interest in people’s purchases to the glass sector.

It is therefore not only the premium beverage sector, which is growing in itself with products of high symbolic value or higher than the average quality level, but the entire sector including the sectors with the largest turnover in supermarkets.

Taking this new positive wind towards the packaging of glass, the European packaging industry has set itself the goal, to reach by 2030, the average collection rate for glass destined for recycling, at 90%.

Automatic translation. We apologize for any inaccuracies. Original article in Italian.

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