by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured blogs, Malt, Hops, Ingredients, Renewable energy
You’ve likely heard it before: brewing beer leaves a large carbon footprint. It’s one of the reasons why larger regional brands often make massive investments in renewable energy, wastewater treatment systems, or even carbon recapture technology to offset...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 1, 2021 | 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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jan 13, 2021 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Renewable energy, Wastewater
This story first appeared as a feature piece in the December 2020/January 2021 issue of the Yankee Brew News Featured image by Hans Graheim Craft beer is often painted with a broad “green” brush, a reputation that arguably exists for good reason. In an energy and...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Dec 8, 2020 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling, Sustainable design
As part of Canada’s single-use plastics ban, many brewers have ditched PakTechs Most Canadian beer drinkers will tell you that the U.S. craft beer scene is several years ahead of Canada’s in many ways, accept when it comes to packaging that is. It’s...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured blogs
A number of studies suggest that consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products. One of the most recent, a 2019 survey by Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), found that two thirds of consumers said it was a major consideration, and that they’d be...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 14, 2020 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling
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...
