Boxed Wine Recycle Curbside Special Instructions Be sure to remove the inner liner first and dispose of that in the trash. Then Break down the box and place in the curbside bin. Recycle Only the Cardboard Box Wine boxes are made out of cardboard, so they are recyclable. Find out how to recycle cardboard. The plastic pouch is not recyclable, so remove it first and throw it away. Ways to Reduce Open Boxes Last One Month Vacuum-sealed bags prevent oxidation from spoiling boxed wine, so boxed wine can last up to a month or more once it’s been opened. Avoid throwing away leftover boxed wine right away. Did You Know? More Economical and Eco-Friendly The manufacturing process for boxed wine demands fewer resources. Boxed wine weighs less than bottles full of wine, so shipping has a substantially smaller carbon footprint. Also, the cardboard and oxygen-proof inner bladder that make up boxed wine take less energy to produce than glass, according to boxed winemakers like Jackson-Triggs. House Wine? Probably From a Box Restaurants prefer boxed wine for a number of reasons: not only is it easier to store, but there are more glasses of wine in a box than a bottle. Boxed wine giant Franzia reported that in 2007, more than 88 million glasses of its wine were served in American restaurants.