Carnival is not for glass bottles

Following last year’s ban on glass bottles out in the street during the Düsseldorf carnival in Germany, next month the city’s traditional Füchschen Alt beer will be sold in cans made by Ball Packaging Europe (BPE).

The 33cl sleek black cans avoid the hazards of broken glass. “A street carnival that is free of broken glass is a safe carnival, and that is something very important to me.