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Glassmaker O-I has produced a 50cl beer bottle which it says weighs a third less than those currently used as standard by the brewing industry.

The move follows interest from other brewers in bottles the manufacturer has produced for Adnams and Marston's.

The new bottle weighs 300g and figures from the Waste Resources Action Programme indicate that a bottle at its weight would save ...

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