While the phrase “Single Use” has become something of a bogey work in recent times due to the enormous damage done by poor waste management the fact of the matter is that single use containers can be far superior to reusable containers from an environmental perspective. This depends on a number of factors including quantity of plastic required for packaging, volume of solution stored, etc.. The benefits of single use technology have been well documented in the biotechnology industry where single use bioreactors are widely used instead of traditional stainless steel bioreactors for the manufacture of biological medicines which are injected into patients. The reason that single use is more environmentally friendly is because the system eliminates the need to clean the unit with large volumes of water and chemicals. It also saves the energy associated with heating the cleaning water and subsequently cooling the fermenter in preparation for the next batch. Typically fermenters are the bottle neck in beer production so they are turned around very quickly. Combining the SURF with in-line carbonation technology completely eliminates the requirement for any cleaning of stainless steel vessels. So even though the SURF is manufactured from a byproduct of the hydrocarbon industry and used only once, it is significantly better than a fixed/reusable vessel from an environmental perspective. Scientists agree that when recycled or properly disposed of single use plastic is not an environmental issue. SURF Brew Tech would be amongst the first to adopt bioplastics if and when they are commercially developed. SURF Brew Tech adds an Environmental Disposal Charge (DPC) to each SURF Liner sold, brewers must provide proof of proper disposal or recycling so that charge is refunded on the next order.