by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Aug 10, 2020 | Eco beer news, Packaging materials, Recycling
PR / DURANGO, CO (August, 2020) — Can manufacturers around the country are operating at capacity, and as the aluminum can shortage continues to grow many craft brewers are facing supply issues. But for pioneering canners Ska Brewing this latest hurdle presents...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 23, 2020 | Climate change, Packaging materials
PR / BROOMFIELD, CO, July, 2020 — Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced that it has executed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in Europe – one for the Corral Nuevo project with wpd and one for the Brattmyrliden project with Falck Renewables –...
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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 7, 2020 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Packaging materials
Ever wondered why some of the world’s top rated breweries don’t use plastic can carriers? Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker recently confirmed that it was a deliberate decision for at least two of them. Given its environmentally conscious approach to doing...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 22, 2020 | Eco beer news, Packaging materials, Recycling
PR / Broomfield, CO, (May, 2020) — Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced that it has named Acosta, a leading sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, to exclusively represent the company’s aluminum cups in...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 8, 2020 | Eco beer news, Packaging materials, Podcast Appearances
In late July of last year (2019) I had the opportunity to discuss the problematic nature of plastic as it relates to the craft beer industry. It was inspired by an in-depth piece I wrote for the Mass. Brew Bros. blog, How to Be An Eco-Friendly Craft Beer Drinker....
