{"id":1347,"date":"2022-08-29T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T14:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labcycle.org\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2024-12-28T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T18:04:57","slug":"is-glass-greener-than-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labcycle.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/29\/is-glass-greener-than-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Glass Greener than Plastic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1347\" class=\"elementor elementor-1347\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2284b82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2284b82e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c06c597\" data-id=\"2c06c597\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b890ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49b890ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Glass Greener than Plastic?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32395a49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32395a49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d93ad6\" data-id=\"15d93ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9c8145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d9c8145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment=\"{&quot;blocks&quot;:[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;ckd31&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;A huge thank you to SETsquared Partnership, SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre and University of Bath for hosting the amazing \u2018Building technologies today for a Net Zero tomorrow\u2019 networking dinner at the gorgeous Roman Baths last week. The event was filled with so many inspiring people involved in sustainable mission-focussed innovation, including our very own co-founder Jinghui Liang. She spoke about her journey with LabCycle in becoming investment ready following the support from SETsquared Partnership and University of Bath.&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[{&quot;offset&quot;:20,&quot;length&quot;:22,&quot;key&quot;:0},{&quot;offset&quot;:44,&quot;length&quot;:33,&quot;key&quot;:1},{&quot;offset&quot;:82,&quot;length&quot;:18,&quot;key&quot;:2},{&quot;offset&quot;:374,&quot;length&quot;:13,&quot;key&quot;:3},{&quot;offset&quot;:487,&quot;length&quot;:22,&quot;key&quot;:4},{&quot;offset&quot;:514,&quot;length&quot;:18,&quot;key&quot;:5}],&quot;data&quot;:{}}],&quot;entityMap&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/setsquared-partnership\/&quot;}},&quot;1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/setsquared-bath-innovation-centre\/&quot;}},&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/university-of-bath\/&quot;}},&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAB3oGPEBdUOzf9A2799AljMjOZfsFtU33_0&quot;}},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/setsquared-partnership\/&quot;}},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/university-of-bath\/&quot;}}},&quot;VERSION&quot;:&quot;8.72.29&quot;}\"><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment=\"{&quot;blocks&quot;:[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;2hv17&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Glass is considered a \u2018greener\u2019 alternative to plastic, but its production, distribution, and recycling are all far more polluting. In fact, glass use over that of plastic would have numerous detrimental environmental implications.&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;93f6s&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;2h4qv&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;- Plastic has a much lower melting temperature than glass of at least 1000\u00b0C&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;ecj58&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;- The weight of glass which can be up to 40x that of the same volume of plastic&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;83e1o&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;- Plastics actually pose up to an 80% better environmental cost indicator than glass&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}}],&quot;entityMap&quot;:{},&quot;VERSION&quot;:&quot;8.72.29&quot;}\"><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"foo-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"foo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"foo-0-0\">Glass is considered a \u2018greener\u2019 alternative to plastic, but its production, distribution, and recycling are all far more polluting. In fact, glass use over that of plastic would have numerous detrimental environmental implications.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"70is4-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"70is4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"70is4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"9so7-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9so7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9so7-0-0\">&#8211; Plastic has a much lower melting temperature than glass of at least 1000\u00b0C<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"4nssk-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4nssk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4nssk-0-0\">&#8211; The weight of glass which can be up to 40x that of the same volume of plastic<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"2mlm4-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2mlm4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2mlm4-0-0\">&#8211; Plastics actually pose up to an 80% better environmental cost indicator than glass<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7542f591 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7542f591\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8c5b9\" data-id=\"7ed8c5b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bac0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32bac0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/labcycle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/labcycle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/labcycle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c12535d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c12535d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260df29f\" data-id=\"260df29f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d2968a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d2968a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><\/p><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment=\"{&quot;blocks&quot;:[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;anons&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;A number of inspiring individuals attended this event alongside Jinghui Liang, all of whom are involved in this necessary drive towards sustainability and environmental consciousness, with LabCycle posing one of these crucial enterprises.&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[{&quot;offset&quot;:64,&quot;length&quot;:13,&quot;key&quot;:0}],&quot;data&quot;:{}}],&quot;entityMap&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;LINK&quot;,&quot;mutability&quot;:&quot;MUTABLE&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;,&quot;rel&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAB3oGPEBdUOzf9A2799AljMjOZfsFtU33_0&quot;}}},&quot;VERSION&quot;:&quot;8.72.29&quot;}\"><div style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-draftjs-conductor-fragment=\"{&quot;blocks&quot;:[{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;bcpdk&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Thus, glass is actually responsible for significantly higher energy\/fossil fuel consumption and pollutant production.&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;eliul&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}},{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;57lao&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;As a result, LabCycle instead takes used PP, HDPE, and PS plastic lab consumables from labs and recycles them, forming a closed loop of plastic consumption. A switch to purely glass consumables (even from recycled materials) would be significantly less environmentally-friendly than taking the plastic consumables already in labs and entering these into a circular economy.&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unstyled&quot;,&quot;depth&quot;:0,&quot;inlineStyleRanges&quot;:[],&quot;entityRanges&quot;:[],&quot;data&quot;:{}}],&quot;entityMap&quot;:{},&quot;VERSION&quot;:&quot;8.72.29&quot;}\"><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"4kd5h-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4kd5h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4kd5h-0-0\">Thus, glass is actually responsible for significantly higher energy\/fossil fuel consumption and pollutant production.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"3m74l-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3m74l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3m74l-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"_25Ehb _3qYRK Oh89J public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr fixed-tab-size rich_content_P\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"f0chs-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f0chs-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f0chs-0-0\">As a result, LabCycle instead takes used PP, HDPE, and PS plastic lab consumables from labs and recycles them, forming a closed loop of plastic consumption. A switch to purely glass consumables (even from recycled materials) would be significantly less environmentally-friendly than taking the plastic consumables already in labs and entering these into a circular economy.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf100e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf100e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f70d25f\" data-id=\"7f70d25f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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