Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewer in the US, announced today that it plans to have its breweries rely on renewable energies for 15 percent of its needs by 2010.

Duane Sellmer, Employee, Farm Operation Manager, Anheuser-Busch, talks about the company's efforts to reduce the amount of water used in their facilities. Sincehigh-quality water is a main ingredient in beer, Anheuser-Busch makes water conservation a high priority. In the past 5 yearsU.S. brewery water usage has declined nearly 5%, saving over 3.5 billion liters of water.

Jeff Lopez, Recycling Dock Operator, Anheuser-Busch, talks about the company's recycling program. Recycling has been an Anheuser-Busch priority since the 1890s when the company would reuse grain left over from brewing to feed its livestock.

Walt Lehman, Utilities Engineering, Anheuser-Busch, discusses the company's use of renewable energy and its goal of being energy efficient. In the past 30 years Anheuser-Busch has cut the amount of energy it uses to brew a six-pack of beer in half and 8% of their current energy is from renewable resources.