• el_bhm@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Aluminium and glass is close to infinitely recyclable.

    Better yet, glass bottles can be reused up to 7 times.

    But it costs more than a returnable plastic bottle. Which obviously costs more than a sturdy as a trashbag plastic bottle.

      • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        That’s just a number based on experience. Some bottles break first time out of the factory… others last 15 times. They are used untill they are too degraded for reuse.

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          8 months ago

          Ah, so this was about melting the bottle down and making a new bottle 7 times? As opposed to washing the bottle and reusing it as it was. Makes much more sense now. :)

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            8 months ago

            No 7 times is for washing. Melting and reshaping is a new bottle. But with glass bottles break and scuff