Fortunately for me, others have already addressed the details. Apparently, reusable bottles which are refilled have the smallest carbon footprint, as is still common in Germany if not the rest of Europe. According to this post (mixing Green beer with green beer – in the St. Patrick’s sense of the word) returnable bottles are better if not shipped too far, whereas cans are better if the shipping is longer. Of course, that assumes that you’re recycling both. In theory, buying a keg (or brewing your own) could be even better, but I’ve never had the energy to do that.

Either way, I’m not sure I’m going to do cans any time soon, but I’ll keep on recycling those bottle and patronizing my local breweries.

Post from: EveryJoe

Green beer, not green beer