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

[cellio]

there's a market for textiles made from recycled plastic

*boggle*

Never heard of that before; thanks for the informaiton.

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

well, strictly speaking it's soda bottles but I'm not sure if it's the same thing. Anyway, it's cool:

[cellio]

Ah. I've heard of Polartec but didn't know what it was made out of.