Craft Brewery uses edible "plastic" rings for their cans. For the fishes!

[Maraya1969]

I checked with this company on their FB page and all of their products that would usually use plastic rings use these edible rings.

In partnership with We Believers ad agency, the Saltwater Brewery in Delray conjured the brilliant idea to create edible six-pack rings that feed, rather than kill, marine life to offset the damage being done by plastic pollution.


https://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2017/01/beer-company-makes-edible-six-pack-rings-that-feed-rather-than-kill-marine-life.html


Warning: This page has photos of animals with plastics choking them that may be upsetting. I wanted mostly to post the name of the company

A craft beer company and an ad agency brewed up a brilliant idea to save marine life if six-pack rings end up in the ocean. Are you aware that 80% of the plastic humans throw away ends up in the oceans? The sad reality is made worse when one learns that, as a result, billions of pounds of plastic are now swirling in convergences in the seas. In fact, 40% of earth's total ocean mass is now covered by plastic.... Read More:

According to Greenpeace, approximately 70% of Seabirds and 80% of Sea Turtles are now ingesting plastic. As a result,1,000,000 birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles are dying each year.

You can check on their site for where to buy their product. They actually sell them at the Walmart around here.

[Aristus]

1. If I were President, instead of the scumsucker we have,

I would offer an enormous tax break to beverage companies to use the edible six-pack rings. It would also give a boost to the company that makes them.

[mopinko]

2. interesting that this is bubbling up on social media today.

this story is from '16 iirc. i looked around for anything new on it, and didnt see it.
it's a real shame this isnt being picked up, esp as dealing w their waste grains is a huge issue for small brewers. it makes great cattle feed, but it comes out hot and wet and perfect for molds. they could get decent money for it if they could dry it economically, but so far they cant. there is a market for it, but only if you are within a half day drive of cattle/pig country. and only if you have a minimum quantity.

thanks for mentioning that this brewery is still using them. i will look for their beer.
i admit, tho, that i most by 12 or 15 packs.

[Maraya1969]

4. I did notice that it was a little old but I also noticed I've never heard about it

and I wanted to share it in case people want to support the company by buying their products.



I am not associated with this company at all.

[mopinko]

5. yeah, no, i'm glad to see it.

i had forgotten about it. a similar buzz around ikea's mushroom packaging several years ago that i havent heard any more about. a shame, since i think fungi is our #1 hope to save the environment.

[genxlib]

3. K&R for my local brewery

Good stuff if you are in the region.

I prefer mine on draft though.

[pecosbob]

6. A brilliant bit of thinking outside the box IMO