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gab13by13

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1. We people who worked in the glass industry tried to warn people about plastics.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:33 AM

Nov 20

The thinner the plastic bottle the easier the chemicals leach.

Plastic containers are just more convenient and no they don't get recycled to make new plastic bottles. On the other hand, up to 70% of all glass bottles comes from recycled bottles.

Our one factory in Pa. would recycle bottles from New York City. Trucks would haul coal near there bound for China and return with a load of used bottles.

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We people who worked in the glass industry tried to warn people about plastics. gab13by13 Nov 20 #1