IRELAND’S CAN FILLING SECTORS FACE UP TO MANDATORY RECYCLING REGIMES
May 12th, 2023
A new national mandatory recycling regime announced last November (2022) (1) being introduced by Ireland’s government has local breweries shying away from canned beer formats.
“We wouldn’t consider cans now because the DRS [deposit return scheme] scheme is punitive in its execution,” said Richard Siberry, founder, GM and head brewer of Roscommon-based Black Donkey Brewing, a craft brewer with nationwide sales.
The scheme, which should operate from February 2024, will add labelling costs for brewers using cans, said Siberry. “You need new labels, new ...
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