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Old 07-02-07 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by benda18
we should switch back to glass bottles for single-serving beverages. that would really cut back on the volume of trash we throw away. and think about how much cyclists would benefit from the reduction in flat tires.
There were many problems with glass (breakage being the biggest), but washing and reusing returnable glass bottles was easy on the environment. I wish we could come up with an unbreakable container that can be washed, sterilized, and reused.
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