What you need to know about lightweight cylinders

What is a lightweight bottle?

A lightweight bottle is a glass bottle that contains less glass than traditional glass bottles. This results in a lighter bottle, contributing to a lower environmental impact during manufacturing and transport compared to heavier glass bottles. Switching to lightweight bottles is an effective way to reduce your company's climate impact.

At Creopack, we continuously strive to offer the most sustainable options possible and are constantly expanding our range with more environmentally friendly packaging. We have marked our bottles to make it easier for you, our customer, to find the right one. Our glass bottles that are within the maximum weight for lightweight bottles have a green feather icon, while our ultra-lightweight bottles have a blue feather icon on the product image.

Ultra-lightweight bottles – our very lightest glass bottles

To further reduce environmental impact, we offer ultra-lightweight bottles. These bottles are prioritized by Systembolaget because they meet their strict weight requirements to be classified as lightweight bottles. Below are the weights for lightweight bottles according to Systembolaget's guidelines:

Systembolaget – weights for lightweight bottles

• 187 ml: 220 g

• 200 ml: 225 g (225 g for sparkling wine)

• 250 ml: 240 g

• 300 ml: 255 g

• 330 ml: 264 g

• 350 ml: 270 g

• 375 ml: 280 g (400 g for sparkling wine)

• 500 ml: 325 g

• 700 ml: 400 g

• 720 ml: 410 g

• 750 ml: 420 g (580 g for sparkling wine)

Systembolaget's guidelines for glass bottles

Systembolaget's sustainability goal is to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019. All products they sell must at least be made of lightweight glass or have a similarly low CO2 impact. Therefore, Systembolaget places high sustainability requirements on new products in their fixed assortment.

Maximum weight for glass bottles from March 1, 2024

On March 1, 2024, Systembolaget will introduce a maximum weight for single-use glass bottles. This requirement applies to all products bottled after this date. Older vintages are not covered by the requirement. Systembolaget has established a requirement model with maximum weights linked to sales volume for single-use glass bottles. Their requirement is a maximum of 5 tons of CO2 emissions per year per article that exceeds the maximum weights.

Maximum weights for standard lightweight bottles (green feather icon)

Important considerations when choosing a glass bottle

Systembolaget's weight and CO2 limits will gradually be lowered. What the next limit will be and when it will be introduced has not yet been determined. It is important for you as a producer to stay updated on Systembolaget's guidelines. At Creopack, we are happy to help you find bottles that meet both current and future requirements.

See our range of ultra-lightweight and lightweight bottles and contact us for help choosing the right packaging!