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I agree completely with this! In addition look at beer bottles. Glass bottles are very robust. Most have the potential to last several reuses. Yet recycling
by clistctrl 16y ago
I agree completely with this! In addition look at beer bottles. Glass bottles are very robust. Most have the potential to last several reuses. Yet recycling them means smashing them, and remaking a bottle. That's never made sense to me.
- tjmaxal 16y agoit all comes down to cost benefit analysis most of the time.
- fletchowns 16y agoIn other countries they clean and refill beer bottles. When you get a Corona in Mexico you can tell the same bottle has been used many times before. I guess we Americans are just too good to be drinking out of a beer bottle that has been used before? edit: interesting article related to this stuff http://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/03/11/OldBottles/ http://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/03/11/OldBottles/
- pedalpete 16y agoI'm surprised to hear that American bottles aren't recycled, though I also didn't realize we are just washing ours (canada) and re-using them. I thought they were broken down, crushed up and re-made.
- WarDekar 16y agoSame with Coke and other soda bottles in other countries. At least in Central America, anyway, as I've spent a lot of time down there and the Coke bottles are quite obviously several generations in. In fact you'll often see a copyright notice from 10 years ago or whatever. I didn't realize that didn't also happen in the states, though I guess glass bottles in general are really only used for beer (though I'd imagine if you go to the store and grab a 'Mexican Coke' you'll likely find it to be a recycled bottle, or at a taqueria or whatever).
- orblivion 16y ago> In other countries they clean and refill beer bottles. I'm pretty sure I've heard of it in the US as well.