Pat,
These energy numbers are interesting. Do they all include transportation as well as
processing?
> Assumption #2:
> 194 mill btu's needed to make a ton of aluminum cans from virgin
> materials
> 45 mill btu's needed to make a ton of aluminum cans from recycled cans
> 47 mill btu's needed to make a ton of PET bottles from virgin materials
>
>
Cindy Pollock Shea
Contributing Editor
Florida Sustainable Communities Center
http://sustainable.state.fl.us
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Pat,
These energy numbers are interesting. Do they all include transportation as well as processing?
Assumption #2: 194 mill btu's needed to make a ton of aluminum cans from virgin materials 45 mill btu's needed to make a ton of aluminum cans from recycled cans 47 mill btu's needed to make a ton of PET bottles from virgin materials
Cindy Pollock Shea
Contributing Editor
Florida Sustainable Communities Center
http://sustainable.state.fl.us
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