Leaders in Beverage Waste Management Powered by Skip Shapiro Enterprises

When beverage inventory can no longer be sold, the path forward depends on what you have, how it is packaged, what documentation you need, and where recovery is possible. We bring together destruction, recycling, recovery, logistics, and compliance guidance in one focused place — backed by Skip Shapiro Enterprises and a network of 200+ processor facilities across North America and beyond.

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Specifically Built for Beverage Waste

BeverageDestruction.com is a single, focused resource for teams dealing specifically with beverage inventory. Whether you need to move expired stock, manage a product recall, recover packaging materials, or simply understand what documentation you need, this is the place to start.

Find the Right Path for Your Inventory

Every beverage waste program is different. Choose the service path that best matches your situation.

Beverage Destruction & Recycling

Secure handling, destruction, recycling, and documentation for expired, recalled, damaged, or unsaleable packaged and bulk beverage products. This is the starting point for most programs.

Ethanol Recovery & Reclamation

Recovery and reclamation pathways for alcohol-based, sugar-based, or otherwise eligible beverage residuals — where the material has value beyond disposal.

Transportation & Logistics

Pickup coordination, truckload and LTL support, multi-site routing, and logistics management for beverage destruction and recovery programs of all sizes.

PET/Plastic Recycling for Bottling

Packaging recovery and PET/plastic recycling programs for bottlers and beverage companies managing bottle and packaging streams alongside or independently of product destruction.

Who We Work With

Beverage waste management looks different depending on whether you are a brand, a manufacturer, a distributor, or a retailer. Explore guidance specific to your industry.

Alcoholic Beverage Industry

Beer, wine, spirits, hard seltzer, ciders, and RTD products.

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Off-spec products, production waste, packaging, and recall support.

Distributors & Warehousing Partners

Warehouse removals, returns, expired inventory, and multi-location logistics.

Beverage Brands &
Retailers

Unsaleable, seasonal, damaged, recalled, or overstock inventory.

Alcoholic Beverage Industry

Beer, wine, spirits, hard seltzer, ciders, and RTD products.

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Off-spec products, production waste, packaging, and recall support.

Distributors & Warehousing Partners

Warehouse removals, returns, expired inventory, and multi-location logistics.

Beverage Brands &
Retailers

Unsaleable, seasonal, damaged, recalled, or overstock inventory.

From Inquiry to Documentation in Four Steps

Just follow our process, clear and simple, from start to finish:

step 1

Share what
you have.

Tell us the product type, packaging format, volume, location, timing, and any documentation requirements.

step 2

We match the right pathway.

Destruction, recycling, recovery, logistics, documentation support — or a combination of these.

step 3

We coordinate the handling.

Pickup, transportation, processor routing, and chain-of-custody workflow are managed through the Shapiro network.

step 4

You receive your records.

Confirmation and documentation aligned with the scope of your program, backed by experienced tracking and reporting at every stage.

step 1

Share what you have.

Tell us the product type, packaging format, volume, location, timing, and any documentation requirements.

step 2

We match the right pathway.

Destruction, recycling, recovery, logistics, documentation support — or a combination of these.

step 3

We coordinate the handling.

Pickup, transportation, processor routing, and chain-of-custody workflow are managed through the Shapiro network.

step 4

You receive your records.

Confirmation and documentation aligned with the scope of your program, backed by experienced tracking and reporting at every stage.

Documentation That Holds Up

Beverage inventory often carries obligations that go beyond simple removal. Brands may need chain-of-custody records to support a recall. Distributors may need destruction certificates for audit or regulatory purposes. Alcohol producers may need documentation that satisfies TTB or state compliance requirements.

Above all, every program is handled with full confidentiality and brand protection — ensuring your inventory is handled discreetly and never re-enters market channels.

All of North America and Beyond

Backed by the team behind Skip Shapiro Enterprises, BeverageDestruction.com supports nationwide beverage destruction and recycling operations through a network of 200+ processor facilities across the United States.

The Operating Company Behind BeverageDestruction.com

BeverageDestruction.com is powered by Skip Shapiro Enterprises, LLC — a company founded in 2007 to help commercial food, beverage, alcohol, liquid, and agricultural operations find practical paths for recycling, destruction, diversion, and recovery. Over 15 years, the Shapiro network has managed the destruction and recycling of more than one billion full beverage containers and supported over 350 companies across North America.

Less Landfill. More Recovery.

Not all beverage waste ends in a landfill — and with the right partner, more of it does not have to. Depending on the product type, packaging, and condition of the material, beverage destruction programs can include:

Packaging Recovery

aluminum, glass, PET, and mixed materials separated and routed to recyclers

Liquid Recovery

eligible residuals diverted to ethanol reclamation or other beneficial use pathways

Material Separation

depackaging processes that allow contents and containers to be handled independently

Landfill Diversion

documented waste reduction outcomes for sustainability reporting

Learn More About the World of Beverage Destruction

Use these guides to understand documentation requirements, prepare inventory for pickup, and ask better questions before choosing a partner.

Certificate of Destruction for Beverage Products

What a certificate should include, what questions to ask, and why it matters for compliance and brand protection.

Alcohol Disposal Documentation: What to Capture and Why

Alcohol disposal documentation is the record trail that follows alcoholic beverage products.

Beverage Recall Documentation Checklist

This checklist covers what brands need to gather and maintain, what distributors are responsible for.

Bulk vs. Packaged Beverage Disposal

This article breaks down exactly what changes operationally between bulk and packaged beverage disposal.