Just One Tenth of Plastic Can Carriers Get Re-Used Or Recycled in Massachusetts: A Team of Eco-Minded Breweries and Environmental Groups Plan to Change That

by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 27, 2021 | Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling

PR / Massachusetts (April, 2021) — It’s estimated* that at least 10 million new plastic can carriers are used annually by breweries in Massachusetts, with just 10% of them being collected and re-used, and less than 2% of them ever getting recycled. As a result, the...

Plastic Can Carriers Re-Use and Recycling Best Practices

by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 21, 2021 | Eco beer news, Featured blogs, Recycling

Any brewery packaging beer in rigid plastic can carriers or plastic film rings should have a formal take-back program acknowledging that they are NOT curbside recyclable and encouraging consumers to return them to a brewery for re-use or proper recycling. A successful...

Plastic Can Carriers Recycling Fact Sheet

by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 19, 2021 | Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling

It’s estimated* that in Massachusetts alone 10 million or more plastic can carriers are used annually, with just 10% of them being collected and reused by breweries, and less than 2% of them ever being properly recycled. Despite the manufacturer’s marketing...

Clean Ups, Conservation Efforts, Recycling and Special Beer Releases: How Some Massachusetts Breweries Are Raising Awareness for Earth Day

by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 13, 2021 | Eco beer news, Eco charity give back, Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Recycling

PRESS RELEASE / Massachusetts (April, 2021) — As the 51st celebration of Earth Day approaches (Thursday, April 22), and interest in planet-friendly business practices increases among consumers, a group of environmentally conscious Massachusetts breweries is...

New Report Ranks U.S. States On Recycling Performance; Finds Data, Policy and Infrastructure Investment Critical to Improving Recycling Rates

by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Apr 3, 2021 | Recycling

PR / Westminster, CO and New York (March, 2021) — Today, international environment consultancy Eunomia, with support from Ball Corporation(NYSE: BLL), released a new research report entitled “The 50 States of...

3 Steps To Becoming A More Environmentally Conscious Beer Drinker

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...

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