Most of these plastic six-pack rings end up in our oceans and pose a serious threat to wildlife. Together with Saltwater Brewery, a small craft beer brand in Florida whose primary target are surfers fishermen and people who love the sea, we decided to tackle the issue head on and make a statement for the whole beer industry to follow. We ideated, designed, prototyped and manufactured Edible Six Pack Rings. A six-pack packaging design that instead of killing animals, feeds them.
Paybacksays...

Actually I like the fact they're using beer brewing byproducts. Helps cut down on waste.

entr0pysaid:

Would it be cheaper and easier to just use a thin cardboard box? I've seen a few 4-6 packs using them already.

entr0pysays...

Yeah that's definitely a big part of the appeal, and I do hope this is a useful invention. Though there are lots of uses for spent grain already. It's a by product, but it seems like more of a commodity than a waste product.

http://modernfarmer.com/2015/08/recycled-brewery-waste/

http://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/sustainable-uses-of-spent-grain

Paybacksaid:

Actually I like the fact they're using beer brewing byproducts. Helps cut down on waste.

nanrodsays...

Yeah, I think it goes without saying that any edible six-pack rings aren't going to be made with actual waste by-products. Any organic byproducts will have other uses in animal feed, fertilizer etc. The real trick would be turning something like used tires into edible rings or at least into non-polluting biodegradable rings.

entr0pysaid:

Yeah that's definitely a big part of the appeal, and I do hope this is a useful invention. Though there are lots of uses for spent grain already. It's a by product, but it seems like more of a commodity than a waste product.

http://modernfarmer.com/2015/08/recycled-brewery-waste/

http://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/sustainable-uses-of-spent-grain

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