You know those plastic holders that make it so effortless to carry your craft beer to the car? Although the ones we use are made from 100% recycled HDPE, roughly 88% wind up in the landfill once they walk out the door.

 

We switched to digitally printed cans this year to ensure easy recyclability, but plastic carriers require special processing, so they can't just be dropped in your home recycling bin. By joining Craft for Climate's Chicagoland Can Carrier Reuse and Recycling Co-Op, we are hoping to reuse as many as possible, and then consolidate the rest at a local collection point for effective recycling.