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Where I grew up the reason stated when they replaced glass with plastic was that the weight of the glass alone caused more pollution from transport than the pla
by kalleboo 3y ago
Where I grew up the reason stated when they replaced glass with plastic was that the weight of the glass alone caused more pollution from transport than the plastic bottles that replaced them
- leadingthenet 3y agoIt's not just about emissions, though. Single-use plastics literally just accumulate in landfills until the end of time, while glass is highly recyclable (and one of the few economically viable ones).
- bombcar 3y agoArguably putting plastic back in landfills is just returning oil back to earth, but it’s not a pretty site.
- kalleboo 3y agoI've never lived anywhere that landfills garbage so I don't know about that.
- ssl-3 3y agoGlass is infinitely recyclable, but is seldom actually-recycled since making new glass is often the least expensive route.