Beer company creates edible 6 pack rings to feed marine life.
Six pack plastic rings edible.
However it could take 90 days for the plastic to break down leaving.
Plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose on its own.
By now most people are aware that the plastic six pack rings that hold together your favorite beer and soda cans are bad for the environment.
The rings will also decompose in the ocean or on land in just a matter of days if the animals don t consume them.
Corona becomes first major beer company to adopt edible 6 pack rings that feed rather than kill fish.
Many six pack rings are now made from photo degradable plastic that dissolves in sunlight according to discover magazine.
The rings are created from beer by products during the brewing process such as barley and wheat and are completely safe for humans and fish to eat.
That s why saltwater brewery developed a 100 percent.
Sieeka khan jan 04 2020 07 24 am est.
They ve garnered tons of positive headlines.
Saltwater brewery in delray beach florida has created edible six pack rings that feed rather than kill marine life if the rings end up in the ocean and an animal happens to eat it.
If the rings end up in the ocean animals can eat them without any health risks.
Traditional six pack rings are made from ldpe a plastic that degrades in sunlight into small pieces that can be ingested by birds and other wildlife but the new rings are engineered from barley.
Corona could inspire other big beer and soda companies to replace plastic six pack rings with biodegradable ones potentially saving millions of sea creatures.
Gathered more than 170 plastic six pack packaging rings along with 4 000 pounds of.
But the plastic beer six pack rings that hold those cans are one of the worst types of plastic to end up in the.
You ve probably seen the stories or video about edible six pack rings being used by a brewery in delray beach fla.
But with edible 6 pack rings made from wheat and barley decomposition is quick and harmless.
Imagine sea turtles happily.