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Does anyone have a article that clearly shows the energy costs for different container options? Let's use a 12 oz / 330 mL container of soda as the example. W
by nkurz 7y ago
Does anyone have a article that clearly shows the energy costs for different container options? Let's use a 12 oz / 330 mL container of soda as the example. What I'd like to see would be something like this:
New Recycle
Glass: GN Kwh GR Kwh
Plastic: PN Kwh PR Kwh
Aluminum: AN Kwh AR Kwh
That is, rather than seeing statistics that say a recycled aluminum can uses only 5% of the energy needed to create a new can (AN vs AR), I'd like to see how that 5% compares to the energy to create a new plastic bottle (AR vs PN), or to recycle a plastic bottle (AR vs PR). And I'd love for it to be units that make sense. My searching hasn't turned up much.
- reilly3000 7y agoI think that is brilliant. Just extend existing labeling rules to add a couple extra figures.
- dkbrk 7y agoIt's kWh not Kwh SI prefixes and units are case sensitive. "k" is the prefix for kilo; "K" is Kelvin. Similarly, "W" is Watt. "w", as far as I'm aware, doesn't mean anything. "h" is the accepted symbol for the use of hour with the SI.