Thursday, January 27, 2011
Anheuser-Busch
Many have noticed the huge influence of corporations going “green” but what kind of company do you usually suspect of making this change? An electric company? An automotive company? That’s usually what comes to my mind when I think about green corporations, but what about a beer company? Yes, even beer companies are making the switch to becoming "Green." Of these companies I chose to talk about Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch has always been an environmentally friendly company dating back to its start and continues to always have the environment considered in their operations. In this effort to become “green” Anheuser-Busch now recycles 99% of their solid waste and using their Bio-Energy Recovery System they are able to provide 15% of the energy they need to run their 10 breweries. Also as with any beer company high quality water is a huge part of the taste of a quality beverage so it’s no surprise that this is also an area where Anheuser-Busch is striving to be more “green.” In this effort to conserve water their corporation has decreased its water consumption by more than 37% over the past 10 years while they still maintain their excellent quality. These changes have all been a great help to the “green” movement but none near as important as their great aluminum saving idea that was presented recently. Anheuser-Busch implemented a plan to reduce the diameter of their cans lids by 1/8 inch saving 21.5 million pounds of aluminum each year. Another great effort from their company makes it possible for Anheuser-Busch capable of recycling one can out of each can it produces. As long as companies follow the lead of this amazing corporation I see no need to worry about the environment for many years to come.
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Dear Shane,
ReplyDeleteI am extremely pleased to become aware that this brewery has been going green since it was founded. I love how they do this to try to both help the environment and set an example for other companies similar to theirs. It shows that this brewery has much integrity by choosing to help the environment at maybe some of the cost of their company.
“Anheuser-Busch now recycles 99% of their solid waste and using their Bio-Energy Recovery System they are able to provide 15% of the energy they need to run their 10 breweries.” This is a great way for Anheuser-Busch to recycle and help the environment by also getting something out of it. They gain more energy to run their breweries just by recycling their solid waste and using their system.
“Anheuser-Busch implemented a plan to reduce the diameter of their cans lids by 1/8 inch saving 21.5 million pounds of aluminum each year.” This is a fantastic way to save on aluminum and not have it just siting as waste for years. I am excited to see that this company is doing such a great job on conserving resources just by cutting an eighth of an inch on each of their cans.
Thank you so much for writing about this topic. I am pleased to see that you researched the good of this company and have it on your blog to show that not all corporations are bad and that some companies are setting the bar high for an example of how to help the environment. I look forward to reading much more of your blogs. Again, thank you for writing about this subject.
Bluebird
Dear Shane,
ReplyDeleteI was automatically drawn to your blog, because I mean what college student isn't attracted to Beer! Anyway, I read more about your blog and actually learned a lot more than I thought I would.
"In this effort to become “green” Anheuser-Busch now recycles 99% of their solid waste and using their Bio-Energy Recovery System they are able to provide 15% of the energy they need to run their 10 breweries." I think this is very admerable for Anheuser-Busch to be enviornmentally friendly and recycle their bottles. Not many people think that beer companies would do this, and it really does help make the world a better place.
"Anheuser-Busch implemented a plan to reduce the diameter of their cans lids by 1/8 inch saving 21.5 million pounds of aluminum each year." Wow! That doesn't sound like they are conserving that much aluminum, but seeing those numbers shocks me, in a good way that is. It's good that they are making such a huge impact on the enviornment.
This blog was very interesting to hear, and I learned a lot that I didn't know before aboout beer companies going green. Your blogs are very intersting, keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Goldfinch