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Reusing glass uses a similar amount of water and about 30-40% of the energy as recycling: https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/282173/1-s2.0-S2212827119X00037/1
by Factorium 5y ago
Reusing glass uses a similar amount of water and about 30-40% of the energy as recycling:
https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/282173/1-s2.0-S2212827119X00037/1-s2.0-S2212827119300563/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEGYaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQD9Qifj%2BlAFsZaHwEiaKoA3zv5UflZP%2F4BNK3jIALQoGAIgGkZc5BpkVHV4IS3jwz9sMuUP36B9XEjLobdKWSz6CZEqgwQI7%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAEGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDAI3FNMv4ehRiZvZFSrXA%2BFeSHFobACl2g3RpuUU8tV2joqS6YFOfeLkTAjk3fA27fw1xUxRQ5K1j3Hs8vreSFlnkzqHBTJNZREa2THJPH2FmiGQv5tisyuxZ1sa4afGr9DuWanL150YucFWosbQYZE7rCULmkbd5jR6h33vDidDiXqLw54lWWfpipQejif3xRMprEmnTTHqMKyyVBtqULoHozxGMNRoH30Bx%2BUC%2BeDc58erCTFUQ6%2Bm4ME7pv0IFoagkEPRWh98LXKom1VWHRJlc%2BlkPkmRsQf36A1vmb86wCTJbipblov1Hpw7TG55dPTBCxLd4iCk%2Be%2F5CG0F3KwREGYTHUR0biqbEUJ1RDL7eYI2QQi456ipz1%2FmmOiq4RLmW%2FxXuzVB5oP3V0nyCnB1OKY2sNPrroT9jRdWEGXvrY1VSM7MUSfyZWMEZTyAvIXEso13yCLSwgYouECIBmeRPvyMJwdULt3oJWoVmivd8XLZSfZ3Ao2OKat71vsE8NBdEGuxu%2BQx7G3gISIMWvhf4cFz2TWPX3%2FTN4OysV0F93EGjiZhTN4Q1lZdiaDP2m3x3F2nJk2nKRyJm6oB39sdBLwbMqiDdg4KO5xDVoDJvghxPKpKpq2T7XadNfUUcx%2BUJkX24jDS48WLBjqlAeGAf71T9iqXpOrWITZuQPt1IDKuxfUL8yVW3w4SIW0CYSiXpvUnYbT2r%2BUHxwsMmOKjOwOLUWFf55nxKVSG1TDUie9RjpwhZeuaQkdf1OAkJpTpWNAbSJ1b6is%2BUKylC%2BI%2BrUiZ1B6QhF7uhaHoyNw7NphWYxxUx232ipPNfxueYHW9poycQX6Z2ICzc9eEmx%2FVMzMS9HE0jz1KiDvPTDo7%2BZxhYA%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20211021T143323Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYZJCEPNRI%2F20211021%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=2feaef3d8d919f6a9dbff539152b82dd7af3c32c48b4140d04f6a5ff5469fef7&hash=c9ed574805c993058ceedb73034497d92887c2d2e7c0e0b5cd0409722b0243c0&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S2212827119300563&tid=spdf-ea611fa5-e074-40fb-9a29-5a384613d6b4&sid=199708ee9cae93446e893c475e07315c4895gxrqb&type=client https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/282173/1-s2.0-S221282711...
So my point stands, we could see significant environmental improvements if we mandated standard glass bottle and container sizes.
Something like: Food, Carbonated Liquid, Beer, Wine.
Sizes: 150ml, 300ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1L, 1.5L, 2L.