Sometimes the best ideas are old ideas. While McDonalds and Starbucks are trying to develop a compostable cup of the future, the state of Oregon has introduced a new glass beer bottle that could ...

In the 1960s, Heineken proposed a novel idea: rectangular “World” beer bottles that could double as bricks for affordable housing. And it’s not nearly as crazy as it sounds. Here’s a design anecdote ...

In In re Weldebräu GmbH & Co KG, the TTAB has reversed a refusal to register a beer bottle design, finding it to be inherently distinctive and thus registrable without a showing of acquired ...

According to the Glass Packaging Institute, Alexandria, Va., energy costs drop about 2 to 3% for every 10% cullet used compared to making new glass from only raw materials. Cullet (broken or refuse ...

When engineer William Painter invented the crown cork in 1892, the original design sported 24 ridges. The cap included a cork or paper lining to prevent the beverage from touching metal, and it sealed ...