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Brewer’s Foods Reduces Plastic by 90% in Flatbread Cracker Relaunch
The sustainable food company, whose mission is to fight food waste by Upcycling spent grain from craft breweries, relaunches flatbread crackers in more eco-friendly packaging PR / Somerville, MA (February, 2022) -- Brewer's Foods, a family-owned food company with a...
Vermont Reuse & Recycle Initiative Rescues 10,000 Plastic Can Carriers in First 2 Months
PR / Burlington, Vermont (January, 2022) - A pilot program intended to divert plastic packaging, prevalent in the craft beer and cider industries, from ending up in the waste stream has proven to be a success in Metro Burlington, Vermont. Coordinated by Reusable...
Massachusetts Ramped Up Reuse & Recycling Rates of Plastic Beer Can Carriers in 2021
PR / Boston, Massachusetts (January, 2022) -- Riding momentum from the launch of a formal, state-wide plastic can carrier Reuse & Recycle Initiative in May, Metro Boston and the rest of Massachusetts has seen a measurable uptick in the reuse and recycling rates of...
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and State Brewers Association Launch Sustainable Craft Beverage Recognition Program
PR / Concord, NH (December, 2021) - The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Pollution Prevention Program, with the help of the New Hampshire Brewers Association, has launched a new program to recognize environmental leaders in the craft beverage...
New Initiative Aims to Increase Reuse of Plastic Can Carriers at Vermont Breweries
Pilot program in Metro Burlington to offer collection locations where consumers return the durable plastic packaging for breweries to reuse PR / Burlington, Vermont (November, 2021) — Millions of plastic can carriers end up in the hands of Vermont’s craft beer and...
Eco Freaks Unite: Hopworks Urban Brewery and Aslan Brewing Join Up for IPA Collab
PR / PORTLAND, OR — September, 2021 —Hopworks Urban Brewery, the first B Corp brewery in the Pacific Northwest, is releasing a beer in collaboration with fellow B Corp Aslan Brewing of Bellingham, Washington: Eco Freak IPA. This beer was designed with sustainability...
True North Ale Company Launches ENDANGERED ALE American Pale Ale in Collaboration with Ipswich River Watershed Association
PR / Ipswich, MA • September, 2021 — True North Ale Company, in collaboration with Ipswich River Watershed Association, has released ENDANGERED ALE, a limited-edition American Pale Ale. The beer is aggressively hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo, Chinook, and Ekuanot to...
New Interactive Map Helps Craft Beer Drinkers Recycle Plastic Can Carriers in Rhode Island
Surprisingly, plastic can carriers don’t belong in your recycling bin, but these environmentally conscious RI businesses are taking them back PR / Rhode Island (August, 2021) — Millions of plastic can carriers end up in the hands of Rhode Island craft beer...
Hopworks Releases Fresh Hop Abominable Ale For Final Year
PORTLAND, Ore. — August 25, 2021 —Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), the first B Corp brewery in the Pacific Northwest, has released Fresh Hop Abominable Ale for its final year. Brewed with fresh, Salmon-Safe Centennial hops from Goschie Farms in Silverton,...
Craft Brewers Ditching Plastic Can Carriers For Eco-Conscious Options
PLANET EARTH - Craft beverage producers are increasingly ditching plastic can carriers in favor of more environmentally conscious options. Among the most cited reasons are that single-use plastic packaging has proven surprisingly difficult to recycle, and the...