Oregon consumes more cider per capita than any other state—suck it, Washington!—so locals should be no less shocked by internet jokes about our dangerous arboretums, coffee shops and craft stores than proudly PNW Schilling Cider’s commitment to climate neutrality. The Seattle-based cidery added a new flavor to its lineup in August, Excelsior Imperial Mango, which the company touts as climate neutral alongside its Excelsior Imperial Apple.

“If you look at our little world of cider, when we started, nobody put cider in cans,” Schilling Cider co-founder Collin Schilling tells WW. “Everyone put cider in glass bottles. Glass bottles have seven times the carbon footprint versus cans…Now, 65% of ciders are sold in cans. We led the way.”

Schilling began voluntary carbon assessments in 2021 to

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