A beer crisis is brewing in Germany as bottle recycling slows amid heatwaves

With summer still in full swing breweries around Germany have been scrambling to keep up with the demand of beer from their hot and thirsty customers. While the brewmasters have enough of the bubbly beverage to go around, the problem is they are running out of bottles and cans to distribute their goods. Related: The world’s largest beer brewer invents low-carbon beer bubbles While there are approximately 4 billion beer bottles in circulation within Germany, the hot summer months leaves many...

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