Cyprus 1959: Anybody want 100,000 empty bottles? – Famagusta Gazette

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Cyprus 1959: Anybody want 100,000 empty bottles? – Famagusta Gazette

1959: A man in Cyprus is on a mission to get rid of 100,000 empty beer bottles. These bottles, imported by Symons Pamon Oisk Ltd, the Malta brewers, were once filled with beer and quickly consumed on the island. Now they’re empty, and the challenge is finding a way to deal with them. Symons Pamon Oisk Ltd had initially planned to set up a brewery in Cyprus, which would have allowed the bottles to be refilled and reused. However, the company has …