When it comes to managing the wastewater leaving his craft beer facility, the owner of Lake of Bays Brewery knows very well how close and valuable his working relationship is with the local municipality. “If we sneeze here, they feel it at the treatment plant up...
Ontario’s booming craft beer industry will be toasted for its growth, success and community contributions at a celebration event on April 20th at Steam Whistle Brewing in Toronto. Hosted by Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) and the Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM), the event will bring together...
Wastewater is water with “stuff” in it. For craft brewers, this “stuff” includes ingredients like grains and hops, as well as cleaning chemicals, and even lost beer that could have otherwise been sold. The other thing about wastewater – breweries make a lot of it. ...
BLOOM Working with Craft Brewers on Sustainable Water Management Solutions Think globally and act locally. That was the take-home message from recent climate change meetings in Paris. After agreeing to the historic accord, Canada’s environment minister Catherine McKenna said it’s time for all Canadians to roll...