Massachusetts – An initiative aimed at decreasing the millions of plastic can carriers that end up going to landfill or incineration each year in Massachusetts reached its first milestone last week with the successful completion of a Metro Boston pilot program. Since launching in early May at Lamplighter Brewing in Cambridge, Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville, Harpoon Brewery’s harbor side beer hall, and Trillium Brewing’s two Boston locations, environmentally conscious consumers have turned in nearly 20,000 of the not-curbside-recyclable carriers for reuse and proper recycling.
During the 8-week pilot some 8,000 carriers were donated to smaller Boston area breweries such as Portico Brewing, Bone Up Brewing, Remnant Brewing and others for reuse in packaging their beer. The remaining 335 pounds of HDPE #2 plastic carriers have been hauled away by the program’s sponsor, GreenLabs Recycling, which will deliver it to a local plastics processor to be shredded, melted and then pelle
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When we asked Boston.com readers where to find the best empanadas in Boston, we received close to 40 recommendations. From empanada stands at farmers markets to Colombian restaurants in East Boston, respondents praised dozens of restaurants for their creative empanada fillings, variety of dipping sauces, and takeout and delivery capabilities, with one reader sharing that an empanada company’s home delivery option “has seriously kept us alive during the pandemic.” That’s nothing to scoff at.
Of course, some readers felt that the dish was best when made in their own home. Stefan Ferrari-Peinl in Charlestown wrote that the region’s top empanadas were “in our kitchen, where my Argentinean wife prepares the best meat empanadas with olives, egg, and onion based on her grandmother’s recipe.” Matty from Malden agreed, writing “My kitchen, because my gf and I are great at making them!” Ok, so when can we come ov