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Glass is a more expensive material to produce due to the complicated processes involved in its manufacture. Plastic is created by the use of oil as its base. Perhaps, in the current state of affairs and the projected events of the future this will no longer be true. But as of right now, that is why glass bottles are more expensive than plastic ones.
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What kinds of capping machines are available?
There are capping machines available that make and apply caps to all sorts of glass, plastic and metal containers. There are capping machines for soda bottles, medicine bottles, coffee cans and much more.
Does recycling use more energy then standard waste disposal?
Yes, recycling uses more energy than trashing. It takes very little energy to throw steel, aluminium, glass, plastic and paper into a hole in the ground.But to produce more steel, aluminium, glass, plastic and paper takes vast amounts of energy. Almost twenty times as much as what it takes to recycle all these resources. And all these resources are non-renewable. When we have used them all, there's none left!So it is far cheaper to recycle and reuse.
What is the process of making laminated glass?
Laminated glass is produced by bonding two or more layers of ordinary annealed glass together with a plastic interlayer, usually polyvinyl butyral (PVB). The PVB is sandwiched by the glass which is passed through rollers to expel any air pockets and form the initial bond then heated to around 70
Disadvantages of glass?
Using glass as a beverage container has more disadvantages than advantages. While glass is sturdy, it is also very easily breakable and is no longer allowed in many public places, such as stadiums, for this reason.
What can empty glass bottles be made into?
They are melted down and made into more glass. Thanks
