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Glass bottle, aluminium can, plastic bottle - which is best for sustainable drinking

AndrewJRenko · 2023-10-31 23:12:31

All other things being equal, which container choice minimises the harm from my drinking habit? I'd be guessing that the can is the best option - lightest, high recycling rates. Am I right?

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01-11-2023 12:12am

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AndrewJRenko

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All other things being equal, which container choice minimises the harm from my drinking habit?
I'd be guessing that the can is the best option - lightest, high recycling rates.
Am I right?

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#2 01-11-2023 12:26am
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Probably.
AFAIK since Irish Botttlers closed down our glass isn't recycled here. And back in the day milk bottles used to only get ~20 trips despite being collected from the doorstep.
Might be different though when the deposit scheme comes on line.

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#3 01-11-2023 4:10am
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Quit drinking. It’s a bad habit.

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PET bottles have extremely high recycling levels in Germany due to the Pfand: 97%
source: https://www.swr.de/wissen/1000-antworten/wer-profitiert-wenn-pfandflaschen-nicht-zurueckgegeben-werden-100.html
energy inputs for forming plastic are tiny compared to Aluminium or Glass.

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