Bringing back the refillable bottle

Caren McNamara of Conscious Container and Matt Swihart of Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery were both inspired by seeing reuse/refill operations in action on their worldwide travels – and wanted to bring these systems to life in the U.S. Now they are pioneering beverage refill in the beer and wine industries. In this week’s episode, they share both the enthusiasm and challenges they have encountered, plus why the economic and environmental benefits make it all worthwhile – especially if we can get a national bottle bill on board.

Resources:

• Conscious Container
• Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
• Upstream’s Reuse Hub: Deposit Refund Systems and Refillable Containers
• The New Reuse Economy: How the Beverage Sector's Re-embrace of Refill Will Transform the Industry