University of Montana School of Business Class and Bayern Brewing Collaborate on Expansion of Successful Local Sustainable Recycling Program

This fall, Associate Professor of Marketing Suzanne Tilleman presented a new project to her students in BMGT 410: Sustainable Business Practices. Working directly with Bayern Brewing http://www.bayernbrewery.com/ , she asked teams of students to develop ways to expand the local business’s recycling efforts as a class project.

Bayern Brewing’s recycling program began with exchanging their six-pack holders for trade-in value on beer or merchandise. In 2010, Bayern took this a step further by recycling its own glass, making it the first brewery in Montana to recycle its entire packaging material. Participants use a Bayern Ecopack to recycle glass and get a refund for bottles returned to the brewery.

In the first stage of the Sustainable Business Practices class project, students had an onsite visit to the brewery to find out more about Bayern’s recycling first-hand.

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