How do I test which is the most environmentally safe? People litter and no matter what, there%26#039;s always gonna be someone that still does it.
Containers for drinks are among the most littered objects. These can come in a variety of things, glass bottles, plastic bottles, cans, pouches, and boxes.

Whats an experiment I can setup to test which is the safest for the environment since people litter all the time?

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If you are sincere in your effort to find the truth about this particular problem, I would find a container for each type, label it in large letters, and the results should be conclusive.....and maybe messy too! God Bless America... 100% 1 Vote

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• Any test you would do would take a looong time. Everything except cans and glass contain some plastic and are not biodegradeable. Cans and glass don%26#039;t biodegrade either but glass will eventually break down and the material itself is inert. Metal will eventually oxidize. So glass is probably the least environmentally damaging followed by metal - but metal if there is a lot of it will lead to heavy metal contamination - one can is not a lot though. And these containers (along with plastic bottles) get recycled, the pouches and juice boxes don%26#039;t. 0% 0 Votes
• Again can we please stick to mining issues in NS?
  We are not here to discuse litter.
  Litter and garbage are a big problem but not as big as mining in NS.
  Can we stick to the issue of mining? 0% 0 Votes