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San Fran’s New Mobile Beer Canning Service
A new San Francisco business wants to bring craft beers to a wider audience, while reducing the beverage’s environmental impacts.
The Can Van is a mobile canning service for small Bay Area breweries, bringing canning equipment directly to the brewers themselves to save them time and money. Many small breweries distribute their craft beers in glass bottles or kegs – instead of aluminum cans – because they don’t have the resources or space to maintain their own canning equipment.
But aluminum cans offer multiple advantages to both beer makers and drinkers. Aluminum cans are permitted in many locations where glass bottles are … read more
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Aluminum Cans
Aluminum is a sustainable metal and can be recycled over and over again. A can is generally turned into a new can and back on store shelves within 60 days. Cans are usually available through curbside pickup or community drop-off locations nationwide.
