Monday, January 24, 2011

Celebrating 76 Years of a Disposable Culture and Lousy Beer

old beer cans
Image credit weburbanist
Wired notes that January 24 is the anniversary of the sale of the first can of beer, in 1935. Wired claims that "Compared to glass, the cans were lightweight, cheap, and easy to stack and ship. Unlike bottles, you didn't have to pay a deposit and then return the cans for a refund." So it was hugely popular and now only 3% of Americans drink beer from refillable bottles.

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