KRU 82 Vodka in a Reusable Stainless Steel Bottle

If you found your way into the VIP section of December's CityLink Beerfest, you probably noticed KRU 82 Vodka.  It's vodka that is sold in a stainless steel reusable bottle.  Yes, just like those sold for drinking water.  The bottles come in varying sizes from 200ML to 1.75L.

I didn't get a chance to try the vodka.  Web reviews range from the best to the worst.

The price of any product you buy includes the cost of the packaging.  That's why many manufactures and retailers have made moves to  reduce packaging.  Of course, they like to tell us how green they are being but the compelling factor is price. See this New York Times article.

In the case of KRU 82, you get a highly usable product from the packaging.  At Total Wine, the cost of a 750ML container is $17.  The cost of a same size Three Olives Vodka glass bottle is $18.  Over at Healthy Goods, a 27 OZ stainless steel bottle is $18.25.  

Of course, KRU 82 doesn't pay $18 per bottle.  Since you are paying for packaging and you obviously need vodka, why not choose packaging that you can reuse?  It's like getting free vodka with your reusable water bottle.  Your uses for the glass bottle are limited and it is not easily recycled in most communities.

In case you forgot why a reusable bottle in the cost-efficient, environmental choice hands down.  Head on over to the Story of Stuff's Story of Bottled Water video.

CityLink Beerfest 2012 to Benefit Trash to Treasure

It's that time again beer fans. City Link Beer Fest and Trash to Treasure team up to raise revenue for T2T and recycle 90% of the event's waste. This is south Florida's only GREEN Beer Fest.  The event is Friday, December 07, 2012 at Huizenga Plaza in Fort Lauderdale.

T2T volunteers coordinate the recycling of bottles, cans, cardboard, ice bag film, bottle caps, and corks.

Brian Rosen helps collect Beer Bottles

Thanks to our recycling partners:

 

Southern Waste Systems-Glass and Cardboard Recycling

All Service Refuse/Republic-Recycling Bins at Beer Booths

Broward College's TerraCycle program-Cup Recycling

Edge Recycling-Plastic film recycling

Artist come by the Center to check out the unusual bottle caps we collect.

Get your tickets here

Food Trucks Will Be There Too

Drunk Santa and his Helpers will be noting if you are naughty or nice

See you there!

CityLink Boca Beerfest, March 2, 2012, Mizner Park

 

Is it that time again?  Yes, the CityLink Beerfest invades Boca Raton and Mizner Park.  Same game, same fun.  OK, so no Drunk Santa and his helpers.  But still, beer, great music, and more.

Trash to Treasure is the charity that benefits from the event.  We coordinate the recycling which results in  90% of the waste diverted by weight.  We collect cardboard, aluminum cans, glass bottles, ice bags, sample cups, bottle caps, plastic bottles and wine corks.  

This time the sample cups will be recycled through Broward College's TerraCycle Program.  Money from the program funds an Environmental Science scholarship.  Also, thanks to our other recycling partners SWS and Edge Recycling.

CityLink has the only GREEN Beerfest in South Florida. 

Thanks to our volunteers, who do work very hard for beer, for their awesome efforts.  Here is an example:

Get tickets in advance here.  See you March 2.

City Link Beerfest 2010, December 3, Huizenga Plaza 6 -11

For the third year in a row, Trash to Treasure is teaming up with CityLink for Beerfest on December 3 at Huizenga Plaza in Downtown Fort Lauderdale from 6-11.

Trash to Treasure has once again be chosen as the nonprofit beneficiary of the event.

Since the event generates large amounts of recyclable material, T2T works with CityLink to facilitate recycling.  T2T volunteers collect bottles, cardboard, bottle caps, and wine corks from the event vendors.  Recycling containers are put out to collect the plastic sample cups.

SWS will recycle the cardboard and bottles.  Edge Logistics will recycle the sample cups.  Trash to Treasure will collect bottle caps and wine corks for reuse.

Last year,  we diverted 80% of the waste from the event.

T2T and drunk Santa hope to see you there.