Brewery expansion could help Juneau recycling efforts

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaskan Brewing Company’s plans to expand its Juneau-based facility could help spur the consolidation of the city’s waste services.

The brewery is looking to purchase four lots owned by the City and Borough of Juneau for additional retail, storage or office space. The transfer would

displace the city’s water utility and public drop-off area for household hazardous waste, The Juneau Empire reported.

“We’re interested, so it could happen fairly quickly on our schedule,”

said Alaskan Brewing Company spokesman Andy Kline, “but it’s up to the city to say, ‘Yes.’ They’d have to...