Iowa Green Brewery Certification

 

To get your brewery certified contact

Joe Bolick

Joe Bolick
319-273-6577

We’ve talked about energy and water, this is the catch-all category for everything else. From using recycled products to having a recycling system of your own in place, this checklist looks at what a brewery is doing to lessen their burden on the landfill.

____ Diversion of spent grains from landfill (0-2 Points) 

____ Diversion of food waste from landfill (0-3 Points) 

____ Recycling of traditional recyclable materials (0-4 Points) 

____ Recycling of non-traditional recyclable materials (0-2 Points)

____ Purchase of recycled/organic products (0-2 Points) 

____ Use of reclaimed materials (0-3 Points) 

____ Use of recyclable packaging (0-2 Points) 

____ Use of reusable glass bottles or containers (0-2 Points)  

____ Promotion of recycling at facility and outside events (0-2 Points)

____ Annual waste audit conducted (2 Points) 


Iowa Brewers Guild Allied MemberThe Iowa Green Brewery Certification was developed by the Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa with the help of the Iowa Brewers Guild and a few breweries across Iowa. We appreciate the cooperation and help of J. Wilson from the Iowa Brewers Guild and the breweries for their insight and assistance to ensure this certification is beneficial for all breweries throughout the state.