http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/20/1528943/-Brewery-uses-edible-byproduct-of-its-beer-to-create-ocean-safe-six-pack-rings
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Brewery uses edible byproduct of its beer to create ocean-safe six-pack
rings
By Walter Einenkel
Friday May 20, 2016 · 12:20 PM EST
Down in Florida, the Saltwater Brewery has come up with a seemingly
no-brainer solution to one of the more distressing environmental issues
of the day—plastics in the ocean. Marine animals, including birds, are
killed every year by plastics, either suffocating by getting caught in
them or by ingesting smaller plastics. Saltwater Brewery’s idea is to
turn their classic six-pack packaging into something edible, so if it
finds its way into the ocean, it will not only be safe for the life down
there, it will be mildly healthy.
Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, Fla., recently released edible
six-pack rings, a brand-new approach to sustainable beer packaging.
These six-pack rings are 100 percent biodegradable and
edible—constructed of barley and wheat ribbons from the brewing process,
this packaging can actually be safely eaten by animals that may come
into contact with the refuse.
Besides being biodegradable and edible, this innovative technology
is still as resistant and efficient as the plastic packaging it
replaces. It is, understandably, more expensive to produce, but many
customers are willing to pay the difference knowing that it’s better for
the environment and animal life. However, if more breweries would
implement this technology, the production cost would lower and be
competitive with the current plastic options, saving hundreds of
thousands of marine lives.
Unchecked, plastics will outweigh the fish in our oceans by 2050.
Saltwater Brewery is a small fish in the pond that is plastic
manufacturing, but they have a good idea.
“We hope to influence the big guys,” Chris Goves, Saltwater
Brewery’s president, said. “And hopefully inspire them to get on board,”
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