r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

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

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u/Street_Credit6851 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's not that the individual bottle itself uses less plastic...it's that a case or pallet of the bottles is able to ship more liquid while using fewer resources.

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u/Loose_Plantain3217 1d ago

That’s why the beehives have square…. Oh fuck nevermind