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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...
Corona India Launches New 100% Compostable Packaging Made from Barley Straw
PR / Mumbai, India, June, 2022 -- Today, global beer brand Corona announced the launch of a new 100% biodegradable and compostable six-pack made from 100% barley straw in India. This new circular form of packaging reaffirms Corona's larger goal of protecting and...
11 New Locations Joining Vermont’s Can Carrier Reuse Program
PR / Vermont (May, 2022) -- Thanks to fiscal support from Lawson’s Finest liquids, Suncommon Solar, and new sponsor Mascoma Bank, the Vermont Can Carrier Reuse Program is officially adding 11 new locations to its network of take-back sites. In all, consumers can now...
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...
Wild Rose Brewery Ditches PakTech Carriers For WestRock’s Paperboard-Based CanCollar
Cardboard carriers improve recyclability and reduce CO2 emissions PR / CALGARY (May, 2022) – Calgary’s Wild Rose Brewery (“Wild Rose”) is pleased to announce the implementation of a first-to-market sustainable practice across Alberta with the introduction of cardboard...
Successful Can Carrier Reuse Program Will Expand Throughout Vermont
PR / Vermont (Earth Day, 2022) -- The successful program that rescued and reused 10,000 can carriers during a 2-month pilot in Metro Burlington late last year will soon expand throughout Vermont. Dubbed the Reusiverse by its creators, Reusable Solutions founder Ben...
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,...
Lawson’s Finest Liquids Unveils New Solar Project as Earth Day Approaches
576-module parking canopy to provide 50% of it’s electricity use PR / Waitsfield, VT (April, 2022) – Lawson’s Finest Liquids is celebrating Earth Day a few days early this year, unveiling plans on Thursday for a 495-module solar canopy at its...
Brewing Industry Partners Launch Impactful Recycling Program
Country Malt Group, Great Western Malting, and Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Joint Effort Will Divert up to 200,000 Malt Bags Annually from Local Landfills PR / PORTLAND, OR and VANCOUVER, WA — March, 2022 — In a collaborative effort to reduce brewing industry...