Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018)
by tuatoru on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:48PM
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Glass also takes a lot of energy to produce. In many (most?) cases more fossil fuels will be consumed making a glass container than the plastic equivalent.
The same sorts of issues apply to coated paper or card containers.
Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018)
by barney54 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:11PM
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Glass is also somewhat difficult to recycle. The actual recycling is easy, but different colors of glass needs to be sorted. And glass is heavy, so itβs costly to transport.
Re:91% of plastic isn't recycled (2018)
by TylerE on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:21PM
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I think if you really wanted to go all in on glass recycling you'd have to ban everything except maybe 3 colors (Something like clear, a light green, and something quite dark).
The same sorts of issues apply to coated paper or card containers.