by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 7, 2022 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling
“The U.S. produces 234 pounds of plastic waste per person per year, and hardly any of it gets recycled” A look beyond the marketing claims of most plastic manufacturers begs a deeper question: ask not whether plastic products are recyclable, ask whether...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 31, 2022 | Eco-friendly consumer, Recycling
PR / Vermont (May, 2022) — Thanks to fiscal support from Lawson’s Finest liquids, Suncommon Solar, and new sponsor Mascoma Bank, the Vermont Can Carrier Reuse Program is officially adding 11 new locations to its network of take-back sites. In all, consumers can...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | May 17, 2022 | Eco-friendly consumer, Packaging materials, Recycling
Chicagoland Reuse and Recycling Co-op will rescue millions of plastic can carriers from the waste stream PR / CHICAGO (May, 2022) – Dozens of Chicago-area craft breweries have joined together in an effort to eliminate plastic waste created by the millions of can...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Mar 2, 2022 | Recycling
Country Malt Group, Great Western Malting, and Hopworks Urban Brewery’s Joint Effort Will Divert up to 200,000 Malt Bags Annually from Local Landfills PR / PORTLAND, OR and VANCOUVER, WA — March, 2022 — In a collaborative effort to reduce brewing industry...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jan 7, 2022 | Eco-friendly consumer, Packaging materials, Recycling
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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jan 3, 2022 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling
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...