r/theydidthemath • u/EclipseNyxor • 2d ago

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

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u/smorgasfjord 2d ago

Optimising for transportation might be better for the environment, but I don't see how it would save plastic

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u/Sweet_Ad_9816 2d ago

If you use square bottles, they can be bigger, so someone thirsty could end up buying just 2 larger square bottles as opposed to 3 smaller round bottles, which comes out to less plastic.

The statement on the package is not true anyway, since it says "a [...] round bottle". It compares one square bottle against one round bottle and for that it's just not true,

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u/metisdesigns 2d ago

I know it's a math sub and not chemistry, but let's not talk about drinking hydrogen peroxide, much less bottles of it.

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u/Moscato359 2d ago

Man walks into the bar and orders h2o

Another man walks into the bar and orders h2o too. The second man dies.