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...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 23, 2021 | Eco beer news, Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling, Sustainable design
PLANET EARTH – Craft beverage producers are increasingly ditching plastic can carriers in favor of more environmentally conscious options. Among the most cited reasons are that single-use plastic packaging has proven surprisingly difficult to recycle, and the...
by Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco-friendly consumer, Featured blogs, Packaging materials, Recycling
PR / Metro Boston (July, 2021) — An initiative aimed at decreasing the millions of plastic can carriers that end up going to landfill or incineration each year in Massachusetts reached its first milestone last week with the successful completion of a Metro Boston...