Today, many companies are “going green.” But at Anheuser-Busch, we're proud to say our tradition of environmental stewardship dates back to our founder, Adolphus Busch. In the late 1800s, he began recycling leftover grain from the brewing process, using it for cattle feed, a practice that continues today.
At our breweries, we now recycle more than 99 percent of the solid waste we create. Our subsidiary, Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp., has been recycling aluminum beverage containers for more than 30 years.
We also strive to conserve water and energy. Our Bio-Energy Recovery System (BERS), a technology that uses nutrient-rich wastewater from the brewing process to create and capture a renewable fuel, provides up to 15 percent of the fuel for ten of our U.S. breweries. As the pioneer and world's largest user of this innovative BERS technology, we're also lowering our greenhouse gas emissions. It's good for us and our local communities.
And these are just a few of Anheuser-Busch's initiatives. We're always looking for ways to operate more efficiently, while maintaining our quality standards, and be better stewards of the environment. It's the right thing for the environment and our company.