Thursday, October 13, 2011

Aluminum Cans VS Plastic Bottles

The next time that you head to the grocery store to pick up your favorite soft drink...think about their packaging.
It takes up to 400 years for both a plastic bottle and an aluminum can to fully decompose.
A plastic bottle requires more oil to produce than an aluminum can.
About 10% of all plastic bottles are recycled while about 50% off all aluminum cans are recycled.
Plastic bottles are resealable and have other uses.
Cans do not contain BPA which may link to increases chances of Cancer.
There are a few interesting tidbits for you....In my opinion, Cans are the way to go...They are easier to recycle and you get paid for them if you take them to a recycling center!