For those who want to try this at home, the Beer Chicks have created kits containing a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of beer packaged in a cardboard carrying case.

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One of the ways they're going to defray the cost of the physical product is to sell some of these CDs - reissues specifically - in a bare-bones format that won't include the traditional jewel case, but instead they'll use a cardboard sleeve.

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Although most cities continue to sell the materials immediately, that is not the case at a number of recycling plants that have been accumulating a cache of cardboard and plastic.

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