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?

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Only slightly on-topic

[goljerp]

In Israel, the most common type of milk one finds in stores is (or, at least in '97/'98, was) milk in a bag. A soft, plastic one. You had to have a special pitcher to put the bag in, once opened, because of course it had no stiffness and all the milk would pour out if you just put it down, once opened.

Re: Only slightly on-topic

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

That was very common in East Lansing, MI, when we lived there (79-91)