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Heineken brewery in Manchester turning wasted beer into biogas

When pubs across the world shuttered in the wake of Covid, bar owners and breweries were saddled with a surplus of beer, leading to an estimated 87 million pints of beer worth £331 ($454 million) million falling victim to the ultimate party foul. Fortunately, Heineken found a way to dodge the…