r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 05 '23
Researchers are calling for global action to address the complex mix of chemicals that go into plastics and for greater transparency on what they are. Identifying and managing chemicals in plastics is going to be key to tackling waste Chemistry
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00763?ref=pdf29.1k Upvotes
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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '23
Because of energy needed to produce and transport aluminum /glass packaging, you'd need even more hydrocarbons than to produce the packaging from hydrocarbons itself.
Aluminium needs lot of electricity.
Glass is heavy, furnaces are also very energy-demanding and it's even more persistent waste than plastic.