Results of "The Famed Hall of Foam"
Returned:
Last year The Beer Store was recognized by the Recycling Council of Ontario for seven decades of recovering beer bottles for refill. It is a discretionary award presented "in recognition of the most significant overall achievement in the areas of waste reduction, re-use and recycling."
The Beer Store has evolved a very special system for closing the loop. While all bottles ultimately should be recycled in order to close the larger loop, Brewers Retail has created a smaller closed loop that demonstrates its approach to stewardship.
Additionally Ontario's 429 Beer Stores have successfully achieved certification under Canada's Environmental Choice Program.
"We want to build on this and encourage customers to help return even more materials. We are committed to recovering 100 per cent of the packaging we use." The support for stewardship was voiced by Jan Westcott, Executive Director of The Brewers of Ontario.
1 - Consumers Glass
2 - brand owners
3 - Brewers Retail
4 - consumer
5 - processor
ECP is an eco-labelling program that helps consumers identify product and services that are less harmful to the environment. Second only to Germany's Blue Angel program when it was first established in 1988 through Environment Canada, there are now 25 more programs around the globe today.
The symbol of certification is the EcoLogo - three stylized doves whose tails form a maple leaf. The entwined birds represent consumers, industry and government cooperation to improve Canada's environment. Certification imposes rigid standards, making EcoLogo a tough but worthwhile bird to follow.
The type of container chosen is a decision made by the brand owner. The option to use a refillable bottle or a single service container is based on a number of factors driven by the realities of a global marketplace.
Some of the factors include:
Ultimately all glass containers can be recycled. Making this happen requires a team effort; everyone in the system must help to optimize the return of glass over and over and over...
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