Comments on: Are the aluminum and plastic container systems more or less damaging than the old glass recyling system? http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/ Taking Care of Mother Earth Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kelly L http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Kelly L Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:11:25 +0000 http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/#comment-472 Again science teacher can only give a part answer. In a way your question has validity, however the glass bottle reuse system killed itself when Coke was sued for a mouse in one of their reused bottles, so the US has gone to melting down glass; ironically melting glass is still 95% more efficient then making glass from virgin material. The same 95% is also true for aluminum. Plastic recycling is a lot more complicated then its inability to be reused for food stuff. Also there is more money trading hands in aluminum and plastic recycling then glass and paper, which are still very cheap (not worth collecting). Again science teacher can only give a part answer. In a way your question has validity, however the glass bottle reuse system killed itself when Coke was sued for a mouse in one of their reused bottles, so the US has gone to melting down glass; ironically melting glass is still 95% more efficient then making glass from virgin material. The same 95% is also true for aluminum. Plastic recycling is a lot more complicated then its inability to be reused for food stuff. Also there is more money trading hands in aluminum and plastic recycling then glass and paper, which are still very cheap (not worth collecting).

]]> By: science teacher http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/comment-page-1/#comment-473 science teacher Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:11:25 +0000 http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/#comment-473 Aluminum containers made from recycled aluminum is cheaper than mining the new aluminum. That is a good reason for recycling. Plastic can be recycled but not made into containers that touch food. Aluminum containers made from recycled aluminum is cheaper than mining the new aluminum. That is a good reason for recycling. Plastic can be recycled but not made into containers that touch food.

]]> By: Mystique http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Mystique Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:11:25 +0000 http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/#comment-474 http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/USstats.htm http://www.obviously.com/recycle/guides/shortest.html http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/USstats.htm

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