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UMass Boston Launches Green Brewery Recognition Program With Funding From EPA Grant
PR / Boston (October, 2022) — The University of Massachusetts at Boston and its Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness (SERC) received a two-year, $350,000 Pollution Prevention Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help craft...
Growler Power’s Innovation Revolutionizes the Refillable Growler So Craft Drinkers Can “Pour Proudly”
Don't call it a comeback, It's been here for years PR / Hartford, CT (September, 2022) -- Like the once-popular song lyric by LL Cool J, it's been a while since the refillable growler was front-of-mind for most craft beverage consumers. Rob Zielonka and Louis Westfall...
Vermont’s “Reusiverse” Rescues 10,000 Can Carriers Every Month, On Pace for 100,000 by Year’s End
PR / Vermont (September, 2022) -- Ten months after its initial pilot program in Burlington, the state of Vermont's can carrier reuse program has officially hit its stride. "I think it's more of a strut," kids Ben Kogan, one of the initiative's founders. "We couldn't...
6 Innovations That Make Beverage Can Packaging More Sustainable
Despite an onslaught of disingenuous marketing by most packaging manufacturers, a technique environmentalists refer to as greenwashing, consumers these days are increasingly more aware that "eco-friendly" claims or "100% recyclable" promises are mostly spin. They're...
Most Plastic Packaging Never Gets Recycled, But There Are Sustainable Alternatives for Craft Brewers
"The U.S. produces 234 pounds of plastic waste per person per year, and hardly any of it gets recycled" A look beyond the marketing claims of most plastic manufacturers begs a deeper question: ask not whether plastic products are recyclable, ask whether those products...
Chicago-Area Breweries Join Pioneering Plastic Reuse and Recycling Program
Chicagoland Reuse and Recycling Co-op will rescue millions of plastic can carriers from the waste stream PR / CHICAGO (May, 2022) - Dozens of Chicago-area craft breweries have joined together in an effort to eliminate plastic waste created by the millions of can...
8 Ways Craft Beer Drinkers Can Be More Eco-Conscious
As concerns over climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss continue to grow, it's becoming abundantly clear that change lies ahead for the world as we know it - either by design or by disaster. And despite our planet's brief respite during the pandemic,...
3 Steps To Becoming A More Environmentally Conscious Beer Drinker
You’ve probably heard the “drink local” slogan a thousand times. But have you ever thought about the impact it could have on the environment if more of us actually committed to it? The truth is that beer has a sizable carbon footprint, and not just in the...
Why That “Compostable” Plastic Cup Isn’t Good for the Environment Either
Much has been written about the problems associated with packaging beer in those flimsy plastic film six-pack rings or rigid snap-on can carriers, neither of which are curbside recyclable. As for the other plastic culprit in craft beer - festival and beer garden cups...
How to Make Sure Your “Infinitely Recyclable” Aluminum Beer Cans Actually Get Recycled
More and more these days the craft beer industry touts the environmental advantages of packaging its beverages in aluminum cans. And for good reason: aluminum, or aluminium as much of the world prefers, is lighter than glass and therefore requires less energy use for...
These Certified B Corp Breweries Value People and Planet as Much as Profits
UPDATED in March, 2022 If you’re lucky enough to live in a city or town that has its own craft brewery you probably realize how much a taproom or brewpub contributes to the local economy and community. So with March being National B Corp Month, it’s the perfect time...
Brooklyn Brewery and Yolélé Collaborate to Create Sustainability-Focused Craft Brew
‘Brooklyn Brewery x Yolélé Fonio White Beer’ to Start Rolling Out at Select Whole Foods Market Stores Throughout the Northeast in October and Available in Brooklyn Brewery’s Tasting Room PR / BROOKLYN, NY (October, 2022) -- Today, global craft beer innovator Brooklyn...
Roadhouse Brewing Recognized as A “Best For the World” B Corp Business
Jackson Hole Brewery Recognized for Second Year as a “Best for the World™” Certified B Corporation For Performance and Excellence Beyond Profit PR / Jackson Hole, WY (August, 2022) – Roadhouse Brewing Co. has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ for the...
Lord Hobo Brewing Latest Beverage Maker to Utilize Preddio Technology for Improved Water Efficiency
PR / Woburn (MA) -- Preddio Technologies, a maker of easy-to-install digital twin solutions for condition-based maintenance and productivity gains, today announced that Lord Hobo Brewing Company is the latest beverage maker utilizing Preddio Simplicity to power...
Throwback Brewery Recognized as New Hampshire’s First Sustainable Craft Beverage Producer
PR / North Hampton, NH (August, 2022) - Throwback Brewery in North Hampton has set the bar high for sustainability and on Thursday, August 11, 2022, this achievement was honored as the farm, restaurant and brewery became the first craft beverage producer recognized by...
Steel Keg Association Forms to Promote Draft Beer, Sustainability of Kegs
PR / Denver, CO, (April, 2022) – Stainless steel kegs’ reusability and 30+ year lifespan make them the ideal circular choice for bars and restaurants. This fact makes steel kegs a vital part of the beverage industry and is the catalyst for the formation of the new...
Wild Rose Brewery and Banff Ave Brewing Team Up for Zesty Collaboration In Support of Banff Canmore Community Foundation
New environment fund will benefit from collaborative brew: Treeline Tango Tangerine Pale Ale PR / CALGARY (August 3, 2022) – Calgary’s Wild Rose Brewery has teamed up with Banff Ave Brewing Co. for the very first time to launch the limited edition...
Beyond Plastics Releases Free Guide to Help Restaurants Reduce Their Use of Plastics
PR / USA (July 2022) -- After years of pandemic-driven take-out orders, many consumers whose drawers are overflowing with plastic straws, disposable plastic cutlery, and single-use plastic packets of ketchup, soy sauce, and mustard are clamoring for less plastic with...