Waste prevention in micro breweries
Abstract
The project aims to develop, test and evaluate effective waste prevention measures along the operational value chain of Austrian microbreweries. In the process, avoidance potentials are addressed in the generation of production waste, in the area of product design and distribution (e.g. reduction of transport packaging), as well as in marketing (e.g. barrel dispensing at market stalls, packaging optimisation in online trade). For this purpose, the status quo regarding operational procedures, volume flows as well as concrete avoidance and optimisation potentials in the sector will first be surveyed. Based on this, packages of measures will be derived, which will then be tested in pilot companies and evaluated on the basis of effective waste avoidance and the associated environmental impacts. Another focus of the project will be on the establishment of cooperative reusable logistics in the area of transport packaging and beverage containers, which can also be established in the long term. The results will be prepared in the form of a practical, user-friendly catalogue of measures and made available to the entire brewing industry in order to achieve the broadest possible impact. This should ensure sustainable waste prevention in the brewing industry even after the end of the project.
Waste prevention Corporate waste management Brewery Small enterprises Product design
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Project staff
Peter Beigl
Dipl.-Ing. Mag.rer.soc.oec. Peter Beigl
peter.beigl@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81314
Project Leader
05.09.2023 - 31.08.2025
Anna Happenhofer
Dipl.-Ing. Anna Happenhofer
anna.happenhofer@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.01.2023 - 04.09.2023
Severin Platzer
Dipl.-Ing. Severin Platzer
severin.platzer@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.01.2023 - 31.08.2025