TY - JOUR
T1 - SYSTEM ENERGY AND RECYLING
T2 - A STUDY OF THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY
AU - Hannon, Bruce
PY - 1972
Y1 - 1972
N2 - A complete energy analysis has been done for beverage systems which utilize returnable and throwaway containers. The study includes beer, soft drinks, and milk, in cans, glass bottles, paper, and plastic containers. In general, the total system resource energy is significantly higher for throwaway systems, varying from 3. 3 times as much for soft drinks in bottles to 1. 6 times as much for milk in paper throwaways. The study also includes dollar costs which show the soft drink glass throwaway container system to be about twice as expensive as the returnable system.
AB - A complete energy analysis has been done for beverage systems which utilize returnable and throwaway containers. The study includes beer, soft drinks, and milk, in cans, glass bottles, paper, and plastic containers. In general, the total system resource energy is significantly higher for throwaway systems, varying from 3. 3 times as much for soft drinks in bottles to 1. 6 times as much for milk in paper throwaways. The study also includes dollar costs which show the soft drink glass throwaway container system to be about twice as expensive as the returnable system.
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M3 - Conference article
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SN - 0402-1215
JO - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper)
JF - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper)
IS - 72 -WA/Ener-3
ER -