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Pint-sized gains: the Australian brewers crafting refreshingly sustainable beers

The Guardian Environment Saturday 03 October 2026, 00:00 UTC By Jack Larkin 1 min read
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As the weather warms up, renewable and refillable brews can help reduce the environmental cost of a cold oneChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected]’s no secret that Australians love getting on the beers: we consume 69m litres of the stuff every year. With that comes a significant packaging and environmental...

As the weather warms up, renewable and refillable brews can help reduce the environmental cost of a cold one

  • Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint

  • Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected]

It’s no secret that Australians love getting on the beers: we consume 69m litres of the stuff every year.

With that comes a significant packaging and environmental footprint, as commercially produced drinks generate emissions in both production and transportation. Australians drink and dispose of an estimated 17bn bottles and cans a year, fewer than half of which are recycled.

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