ZERO WASTE

THE PROBLEM •OVER 2 BILLION SPIRITS BOTTLES ARE DISCARDED EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S. •MOST BOTTLES ARE SINGLE-USE—EVEN WHEN THEY DON’T NEED TO BE. •RECYCLING IS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS REUSE, ESPECIALLY FOR GLASS. OUR SOLUTION •A CIRCULAR, ZERO-WASTE VODKA SYSTEM. •BARS RECEIVE LUNA SEA VODKA IN REUSABLE BOTTLES. •EMPTY BOTTLES ARE RETURNED IN A BRANDED BOX. •WE CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND REFILL THEM WEEKLY. IMPACT CALCULATOR •AVERAGE BAR SAVES 500+ BOTTLES ANNUALLY. •EVERY REFILL AVOIDS 1.5 LBS OF GLASS WASTE. •TOGETHER, WE CAN ELIMINATE THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES IN THE BAY AREA. •LIVE TRACKING ON OUR SITE: BOTTLES SAVED BY PARTNER BARS. Join the Refillution •Let’s make the Bay Area a leader in sustainable spirits. •Be among the first bars to support zero bottle waste •Easy onboarding. Weekly service. Premium vodka. HOW IT WORKS •1. BAR ORDERS LUNA SEA VODKA. •2. LUNA SEA DELIVERS AND LEAVES A RETURN BOX. •3. BARTENDERS PLACE EMPTY BOTTLES IN THE BOX. •4. WEEKLY PICKUP → SANITIZE → REFILL → DELIVER AGAIN.
ReCycle
how is zero waste even possible?
Bottle returns gets Sanitized hot air dried fast to ensure a sanitary environment Sanitized bottle gets filled with (yes) the best vodka in the world Bottle sealed and polished with gloves so you recieve the most purest product ever
Reusing bottles, particularly glass ones, is significantly better for the environment than recycling, and here’s why, based on available data and reasoning: 1. Bottle Reuse vs. Recycling: Energy and Resource Efficiency • Reuse: Reusing a bottle requires minimal energy—mainly for cleaning and redistribution. A glass bottle can be reused 20-50 times before it needs recycling or disposal, drastically reducing the need for new raw materials and energy. For example, washing a bottle uses about 85% less energy than producing a new one from raw materials. • Recycling: While recycling conserves some resources compared to virgin production, it’s energy-intensive. For glass, recycling involves collecting, sorting, crushing, and melting at high temperatures (around 1,500°C), which consumes nearly as much energy as making a new bottle from silica, soda ash, and limestone. Studies suggest recycling glass saves only about 10-30% of the energy compared to virgin production, and much of that saving is offset by transportation and processing emissions. • Inefficiencies in Recycling: Only about 33% of glass bottles in the U.S. are recycled (EPA data), and contamination or improper sorting can lower this rate. Recycled glass often ends up in landfills or as low-value aggregates rather than new bottles. Plastic bottle recycling is even worse, with only 9% of plastic ever produced globally being recycled, and much of it downcycled into lower-value products.