Celebrating Eco-Friendly Practices of Craft Breweries For Earth Day

April 22, 2020 | Brian Phipps

Happy Earth Day! In fact, this year marks the 50^th year of celebrating Earth Day. Even though social distancing has kept us apart, many digital Earth Day events exist all over the world to educate and inspire action.

In the craft brewery world, breweries are also doing their part to be more eco-friendly. Several breweries run on solar power. Many breweries partner with farms to send their spent grain for animal feed. Others invest in expensive equipment that can be more efficient to use less energy and water.

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Taking a Look at the Craft Beer Industry’s Eco-Friendly Earth Day Initiatives

April 20, 2018 | Brian Phipps

A very merry almost Earth Day to you, my fellow earthlings! I hope you are enjoying your day on this lovely planet by reading this article with a beer in your hand. While you do that, be sure to recognize all the different resources it takes to make that craft beer you are holding. Everything that you see in the brew, as well as the device containing that beer, comes from a vast number of components and people to make it happen. With this special relationship between us and Earth, being eco-friendly is very important. Read More

New Belgium Brewery’s 99.9% Zero Waste Business

August 4, 2016 | Brian Phipps

The US Zero Waste Business Council (USZWBC) recently awarded its highest level of certification, Platinum, to New Belgium Brewery Company’s Fort Collins facility for its waste reduction efforts. Most noteworthy, … Read More

Sierra Nevada’s Super Eco-Friendly Brewery

July 25, 2016 | Brian Phipps

All breweries strive to be the best, but no brewery may have a more eco-friendly facility than Sierra Nevada’s brewery in Mills River, North Carolina. The eastern US location, which … Read More