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Recycling isn't the answer
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<blockquote data-quote="Exfarmer" data-source="post: 7811276" data-attributes="member: 1951"><p>There are some very strong environmental arguments for plastic.</p><p>Plastic bags use far less energy to produce than paper bags the paper industry is not environmentally friendly either due to concerns on timber sources and residues from the factories producing the paper entering the rivers and oceans. It uses vast amounts of water too.</p><p>Plastic bottles use far less energy than glass bottles all of which helps reduce carbon emmissions.</p><p>Recycling plastic often involves more energy than the production of fresh plastic..</p><p>However if glass bottles were waashed instead of being remanufactured the energy equation is turned on its head and it is far more efficient to use glass than plastic.</p><p>The best thing we could do would be tight legislation all plastic should be recycled to energy. All glass bottles should carry a hefty deposit, sizes should be standardised and where possible should be clear, so they can be reused by any one</p><p>Nothing is straight forward, and the agenda is being driven by the people with interests and the biggest advertising budget as ever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Exfarmer, post: 7811276, member: 1951"] There are some very strong environmental arguments for plastic. Plastic bags use far less energy to produce than paper bags the paper industry is not environmentally friendly either due to concerns on timber sources and residues from the factories producing the paper entering the rivers and oceans. It uses vast amounts of water too. Plastic bottles use far less energy than glass bottles all of which helps reduce carbon emmissions. Recycling plastic often involves more energy than the production of fresh plastic.. However if glass bottles were waashed instead of being remanufactured the energy equation is turned on its head and it is far more efficient to use glass than plastic. The best thing we could do would be tight legislation all plastic should be recycled to energy. All glass bottles should carry a hefty deposit, sizes should be standardised and where possible should be clear, so they can be reused by any one Nothing is straight forward, and the agenda is being driven by the people with interests and the biggest advertising budget as ever. [/QUOTE]
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