GreenGrl » pepsi http://greengrl.org Taking Care of Mother Earth Thu, 24 May 2012 06:55:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 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/ http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:11:24 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/are-the-aluminum-and-plastic-container-systems-more-or-less-damaging-than-the-old-glass-recyling-system/ I remember the old glass milk bottles, and once visited a Pepsi plant where returned bottles were washed. There seem to be many factors: convenience, health, transportation costs, recycling and remanufacturing costs as well as aesthetics. Has this question been studied in all its aspects?
Thanks for the Tufts website Mystique: good charts and diagrams which I like better than text. ‘Seems like recycling is just starting its growth curve even though it’s been around quite a while.

Kelly, it’s hard to believe one mouse could halt a whole delivery system. But you’ve identified some of the important factors at least.

‘Letting this one go to a vote.

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