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GGG · 06-02-2019, 10:37 AM

My thought was that the incremental energy required to produce plastic packaging is very low becuase it is effectively a waste stream from the oil and gas industry. So you already spent CO2 getting the product so only the incremental CO2 would be spent. I’m thinking CO2 intensity rather than other issues like micro plastics.

So if the cardboard is recycled I think it makes sense that cardboard is the right choice.

Is cardboard a waste stream from pulp and paper or do trees get harvested to produce cardboard?

06-02-2019, 10:37 AM	#100
GGG Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Exp:	My thought was that the incremental energy required to produce plastic packaging is very low becuase it is effectively a waste stream from the oil and gas industry. So you already spent CO2 getting the product so only the incremental CO2 would be spent. I’m thinking CO2 intensity rather than other issues like micro plastics. So if the cardboard is recycled I think it makes sense that cardboard is the right choice. Is cardboard a waste stream from pulp and paper or do trees get harvested to produce cardboard? Last edited by GGG; 06-02-2019 at 10:42 AM.