by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jun 5, 2020 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Recycling
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 way it’s...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 19, 2020 | Climate change, Eco beer news, Featured blogs
Sometimes a problem is so expansive or daunting that it’s best to put it in practical terms people can easily relate to. So here it is beer drinkers: if the current rate of climate change isn’t significantly slowed in the very near future, some of the...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 15, 2020 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling, Sustainable design
PLANET EARTH – Worldwide, well over 100 breweries have now switched from industry-standard plastic can carriers to eco-friendlier ones. Among the most cited reasons are that single-use plastic packaging has proven surprisingly difficult to recycle, and the...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 5, 2020 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Recycling
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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured blogs
Happy Earth Day! Or as the United Nations (UN) and much of the rest of the world prefers, International Mother Earth Day. On such a truly special occasion, the 50th anniversary of the designation, it’s a safe bet that plenty of environmentalists will be...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 20, 2020 | Featured blogs
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. With March having been National B Corp Month and April being Earth Month, it’s the...
