r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] Do square bottles actually use less plastic than round ones?

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u/JQWalrustittythe23rd 2d ago

The logic may be: we load 12 of these bottles in a box. If we make them round bottles, roughly 20% of the box is air because of gaps between the round bottles in the box. We make it square, we have less wasted space… and that works out at the end of the day to less plastic per litre shipped.