Paul Gentile and Caroline LeBlanc of Gentile Brewing in Beverly watch as State 64 owner Tim Little makes an adjustment to a beer carrier topper; using a traditional bottle capper fitted with a specially designed block to press down the the E6PR carriers on top of cans more efficiently. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Craft beer has a plastic problem. Some local breweries are finding solutions

Municipal recycling facilities won't take plastic toppers that hold four-packs of craft beers. So brewers are finding an environmentally-friendly way forward.

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07:06Oct 26, 2021

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