Unused kegs
Over 400,000 unused kegs of beer are being repurposed for other sectors.
Cows, pigs and Christmas trees are to benefit from the kegs which weren't used during lockdown.
Some people would have asked 'what about all the beer?' when the pubs closed their doors as a result of lockdown, but it seems it won't all go to waste.
The equivalent of 35 million pints were collected, returned to the breweries and then helped to create other products.
These include the likes of pig feed, fertilisers for Christmas trees and bio gas fuel.
Unused kegs of beer have a shelf life of between 50 days and four months, while a tapped keg only lasts two weeks.
According to the Irish Independent, Guinness' parent company Diageo has collectet 200,000 unused kegs from over 9,000 premises.
Heineken has taken back 100,000 with smaller brewers making up the rest.
Revenue is required to carry out inspections when kegs are returned, as brewers reclaim excise duty.
The figure for excise refunded is expected to amount to €20 million.
