Florida brewery creates edible beer holders to save marine life

Discarded plastic six-pack rings trap and kill fish and other sea life. Could holders made from wheat and barley be an animal-friendly alternative?

Instead of killing animals, our packing design will provide them with food, explains Saltwater Brewery co-founder Chris Gove of his company's biodegradable, edible beer pack rings.

The rings, made from wheat and barley waste - natural byproducts of the beer-making process - are being touted by the Florida-based microbrewery as a pragmatic solution to repurposing waste in the brewing process. It also hopes they can help combat the growing problem of ocean plastic pollution.