Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment

Shuichi Tamura; Robert William Marek

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Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment

Shuichi Tamura, Robert William Marek

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 5)

Received: 24 August 2014 Accepted: 30 August 2014 Published: 20 September 2014

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"Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle are terms which are familiar to us as the "3Rs. " The 3Rs enable us to decrease pollution in the environment. The "Super Light Returnable Glass Bottle " is a light and reusable glass bottle generated by advancements in the technology of glass engineering. By manufacturing and using "Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles " as opposed to other container types, potentially we can reduce up to 80% of CO2 emissions. This article introduces what "Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles " are, shows how glass bottles are manufactured, and then proposes an approach to promote its use. We show the potential environmental benefits of Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles by conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis for drinking containers. We demonstrate the effectiveness of "Reduce " and "Reuse " in the 3Rs by simulating the change in CO2 emissions resulting from glass bottle reuse and reduction in glass bottle weight.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12
Page(s)	153-160
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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3R, Super Light Returnable Glass Bottle, Life Cycle Assessment

References

[1]	Japan Glass Bottle Association Website: http://www.glassbottle.org/archives/arch01/torikumi/keiryo/shisu.html
[2]	Y. Yamato, Science of Glass Bottle, The Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Japan, 2003, pp62
[3]	Y. Yamato, Science of Glass Bottle, The Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Japan 2003, pp86-87.
[4]	Y. Yamato, Science of Glass Bottle, The Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Japan, 2003, p77.
[5]	Y. Yamato, Science of Glass Bottle, The Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Japan, 2003, pp50.
[6]	Workshop for Containers’ Comparison, A Report on Comparison of Various Containers by LCA Method, 2001.
[7]	The Council for PET Bottle Recycling Website, http://www.petbottle-rec.gr.jp/nenji/2006/index.html
[8]	Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association Websites http://www.alumi-can.or.jp/.
[9]	Japan Steel Can Recycling Association website http://www.steelcan.jp/recycle/index.html.
[10]	Japan Glass Bottle Association Website http://www.glassbottle.org/marketing.
[11]	Japan Steel Can Recycling Association Website: http://www.steelcan.jp/recycle/calculation.html and http://www.steelcan.jp/knowledge/drink.html
[12]	Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association Website : http://www.alumi-can.or.jp/
[13]	The Council for PET Bottle Recycling Website: http://www.petbottle-rec.gr.jp/data/da_tou_you.html

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Shuichi Tamura, Robert William Marek. (2014). Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 2(5), 153-160. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12

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Shuichi Tamura; Robert William Marek. Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2014, 2(5), 153-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12

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Shuichi Tamura, Robert William Marek. Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2014;2(5):153-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12

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Shuichi Tamura

Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
Robert William Marek

Public Works Department, Sasebo, U. S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Sasebo, Japan

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Shuichi Tamura; Robert William Marek. Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2014, 2(5), 153-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12

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Shuichi Tamura, Robert William Marek. Evaluation about Drinking Bottle’s Reduce and Reuse Effectiveness: Super Light Returnable Glass Bottles and Life Cycle Assessment. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2014;2(5):153-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20140205.12

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