by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Sustainable design
STORY LINK / KAMIKATSU, JAPAN (April, 2020) — Kamikatsu in Tokushima prefecture is committed to zero waste, aiming to become a sustainable recycling society. The town has already attained an 80 % recycling rate by sorting its waste into 34 categories. Used...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | CO2 recapture, Eco beer news
PR / WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (April, 2020) — Brewers and soft-drink makers use carbon dioxide, or CO2, for carbonation, which gives beer and soda fizz. Ethanol producers are a key provider of CO2 to the food industry, as they capture that gas as a byproduct of...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news
STORY LINK / USA (April, 2020) — In the craft brewery world, breweries are also doing their part to be more eco-friendly. Several breweries run on solar power. Many breweries partner with farms to send their spent grain for animal feed. Others invest in...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news, Water conservation
Trump administration action defies common sense and sound science PR / PORTLAND, MAINE (April, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have now revoked federal protection for thousands of waterways across the country and in...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 23, 2020 | Eco beer news
STORY LINK / USA (April, 2020) — Craft brewing, which began its slow crawl to modern times in the late 80s when environmentalism was just as important to many young people as it is today, has always been a leader in sustainability, with many of the earliest...