ponderings from the dairy aisle

[cellio]

Most of the time (where I shop), milk comes in plastic containers. Occasionally, it comes in the waxy cardboard ones instead. Last night I actually had a choice, and realized I don't know which one is more green. Plastic can be recycled (good) and the cardboard can't, but I have the impression that producing the plastic container is more destructive to the environment -- and, of course, you also have to factor in the costs of recycling. Trash in a landfill also imposes a cost, and means that cost of production is borne entirely by one use. Overall, I don't know which one is less bad.

Which would you buy?

Comments

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

I buy organic milk, and consequently I buy what it comes in. we can recycle either, and I do recycle all the paper-wax(poly) items I have, as well as all the plastic that I can.

The advocates of both types are persuasive, and I can't tell which side has more merit. So I am making my choice, basically, on other market factors.