http://crashingedge.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/plastic-number-crunching/ UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, Class of 2012. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:27:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://crashingedge.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/plastic-number-crunching/#comment-177 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 http://crashingedge.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-177 The conclusion that glass is better is unsupported. How much oil is used to process glass, with its high melting temperature? How much extra oil is used to ship products stored in heavy glass versus much-lighter plastic? How far does the heavy glass need to be shipped for recycling?
I’m not saying that plastic is better, just that I’m unconvinced.

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