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In <1585@nazgul.UUCP> bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) writes:

:In article <1993Jan15.185508.25411@ssc.com> fyl@ssc.com (Phil Hughes) writes:
:/Next time you consider buying something in an aluminium can, remember that
:/it is about one kilowatt hour per can as opposed to 1 KWH/per six bottles
:/for glass.  If you want to do something about rising energy consumption,
:/think before you buy.  For example, one package of bleached paper towels =
:/1KHW of energy to do the bleaching.

:Obviously, there must be some cost advantage to cans over bottles because the
:soft drink industry is all cans. I'm guessing, but perhaps some of that
:is *weight*. Weight costs energy (in transportation costs). And sand is
:cheap. So why do soft drink companies prefer cans?

The major cost difference is probably labor, not transportation.
I worked for a small grocery store while was in high school in
the early '60s and a major part of my time was spent sorting
returnable bottles.  The soft drink companies then have to clean
them before use (I found just about anything you can imagine from
rubbers to dead mice in empties).

Bill
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