Breweries make push to recycle those plastic beer can carriers By: Chris Conte and last updated 2021-05-20 12:16:18-04 At Lamplighter Brewery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the only thing they take more pride in than the beer they produce here is the packaging each pint of craft ale goes out it. But this brewery and many others across the country are discovering those plastic tops use to hold packs of beer together aren't actually being recycled by recycling companies. Cayla Marvil is the co-founder of Lamplighter, which produces about 186,000 gallons of beer a year. Most of it ends up being sold directly to customers, each adorned with a plastic top carrier.