Corona announced they'll be the first global beer brand to trial 100 percent plastic-free six-pack rings.

(Business Wire)

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Beer companies are finding new ways to create environmentally friendly can holders.Companies like Corona, Carlsberg and Saltwater Brewery are experimenting eco-friendly alternatives.

The next time you walk into your local grocery store and reach into the cooler to grab your favorite six-pack of beer, you might find something odd staring back at you.

Beer companies like Corona, Saltwater Brewery and Carlsberg are finding new ways to rid theircans of the infamous plastic rings that have become a symbol of ocean pollution.

Both Corona and Saltwater Brewery, a South Florida microbrewery, have taken steps to ditch the usual plastic can holder, electing instead to use biodegradable and compostable can holders, while Carlsberg is taking a less-seen approach.

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Saltwater,the first to test biodegradable packaging, partnered with a startup called E6PR—— that produces can holders which will break down iflittered outside or in water, the company describes on their website.

And if wildlife finds and consumes the packaging before it degrades, the compostable materials won't harm their digestive system.

Saltwater Brewery partnered with E6PR to create the edible and biodegradable six-pack holder.

(Saltwater Brewery)

Corona announced in a recent press release on Business Wirethat they'll be the . Partnering with Parley for the Oceans, a nonprofit environmental organization, Corona will pilot the biodegradable holders in Mexico to start 2019, with plans to test in the United Kingdom during the year.

“We also recognize the influence a global brand like Corona can have on the industry, and with the support of Parley, are pursuing scalable solutions like plastic-free six-pack rings that can become a new standard to avoid plastic for good," said Corona's Better World Director Evan Ellman.

Carlsberg Group, a Denmark-based brewery, has gone a separate route with their new "Snap Pack," which scraps the plastic wrapping of cans and uses glue to package the cans together.

Carlsberg Group, a Denmark-based brewery, will scrap plastic wrapping and use glue to package their cans.

(Carlsberg Group)

Carlsberg's new packaging will , which will equate to 2.6 million pounds annually when all their four-, six- and eight-packs have been converted, the company states. To help visualize: That's 60 million plastic bags.

"Carlsberg's Snap Pack will significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste, and we look forward to giving our consumers better beer experiences with less environmental impact," said CEO Cees't Hart.