Published on Nov 19, 2023 at 10:07 a.m.Updated Nov. 19, 2023 at 10:21 a.m.
It is a popular product: 84% of French people had a good image of gl, revealed last month a CSA study carried out for the French federation of the sector. 62% of those surveyed favor this “infinitely recyclable” packaging over plastic or aluminum for the same food product. Good news for France, whose gl sector is number two in Europe behind Germany.
The non-governmental organization Zero Waste Europe, however, threw a wrench into the water last June. When we compare the weight of different containers, the manufacture of a gl container produces three to four times more greenhouse gas emissions than those made from plastic (PET) or aluminum, “throughout their respective decarbonization trajectories,” specifies a study then published by the NGO.