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Water Consumption. still the worst offender due to non-renewable resources, and effects of various kinds of beer
The glass option is again the its mass. All the materials are water consumption. Polyester packaging appears to carry the
largest consumer of water, very stable and do not lead bottles place second (but not by validation of multiple sound
according to the report, with to significant air emissions much) for global warming, acidi- inputs, but are the models true?
the other three relatively similar or water migrants. The study fication, and eutrophication. And Or might different, similarly
in water consumption. The results showed that 26 kg of aluminum cans (thank goodness, valid algorithms deliver totally
largest component is obviously glass/100 L of beer entered since we in the U.S. use them different outcomes: We
beer production. The need for landfills compared with about rather than steel) place a close suggest that the conclusions
water in the production of soda 3 kg for PET and steel packag- second for greenhouse gases be scanned for sense, which
for glassmaking constitutes a ing, and 2 kg for aluminum. and water consumption. The would dictate to all but the most
major portion of its production. Sanitary landfills of the real loser, by large margins, skewed minds, that they are the
In absolute numbers, 1,387 L of 21st century are the standard in this competition is the reality. The researchers have
water are consumed packaging in industrialized nations, and non-returnable glass bottle. demonstrated that those who
100 L of beer in 0.5-L bottles, stable inputs such as glass, After which some might wish to offer beer to consumers
while about 820860 L of water metal, and plastic that endure reply, what can you expect have viable environmental,
is used for cans and plastic bot- for eternity comprise the from a study sponsored by if not protective, options that
tles. Seventy-five percent of the foundations for the ultimately a plastic bottleconverting allow the target market consum-
water for glass bottle packaging resulting ski slopes, hiking machine-supply company? ers to enjoy their brews while
is consumed in bottle produc- trails, and parkland. And the response might be, not upsetting the world. FT
tion, including raw materials. In case you have not been what results might you expect
tracking the data, presented from research sponsored by an Aaron L. Brody, Ph.D., Contribut-
ing Editor President and CEO,
Final Waste in much greater detail in the environmental-agenda group? Packaging/Brody Inc., Duluth, Ga.,
Final waste is that placed into report itself, steel wins for Public review of these and Adjunct Professor, University of
sanitary landfills, and glass is greenhouse gases, energy from findings on the environmental Georgia aaronbrody@aol.com
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