GREEN OR GREENWASHED // the truth about tetra pak cartons & metal cans

If you're also confused about which option to buy, cartons or cans, this is for you, we're busting some recycling myths and looking at comparative studies that will make a little easier for all of us! Which a written summary here: https://www.gittemary.com/2025/04/tetra-pak-vs-metal-cans-which-is-more-sustainable.html SOURCES: - “Aluminium recycling” by World Aluminium - Tetrak Pak, https://www.tetrapak.com/sustainability/focus-areas/circularity-and-recycling/recycled-products - Migration of itx (Isopropyl Thioxantone) from Tetra Pak Bricks into Food, T T. Jamnicki & S. Jamnicki: Migration of itx..., acta graphica 21(2010)1-2, 7-13 - Closing the Loop for Aluminium Cans Life Cycle Assessment of progression in Cradle-to-Cradle certification levels Niero, Monia; Negrelli, Anthony Johannes; Hoffmeyer, Simon Boas; Olsen, Stig Irving; Birkved, Morten, publ Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Life Cycle Assessment of Metal and Carton Food Packaging in Norway, NORSUS, ANNA FURBERG, KARI-ANNE LYNG, 2022 - TÆNK, Stine Muller, these unwanted substances may be in food packaging, 2024, https://taenk.dk/kemi/foedevarer-og-koekken/disse-uoenskede-stoffer-kan-vaere-i-emballage-til-mad - Reuters, Tetra Pak trials removing aluminium layer in bid to crack recyclability challenge, Terry Slavin, Catherine Early, 2023, https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/tetra-pak-trials-removing-aluminium-layer-bid-crack-recyclability-challenge-2023-08-15/ - Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Tetra Pak® carton packages and alternative packaging systems for beverages and liquid dairy products on the Swiss and Austrian market, Heidelberg, October 2019, - Ashish Kumar Yadav , https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Bauxite-ore-is-converted-into-aluminum-hydrate-and-red-mud-by-product_fig1_373786308 - China Aluminium Network Online, http://www.alu.com.cn/enNews/NewsInfo_26827.html - García-Cabrera, Sandra & Sanchez-Ruiz, Francisco & Rosano-Ortega, Genoveva & Contreras-Mioni, Laura & Vargas, Eunice & Terrones Salgado, José. (2022). Article Modeling and simulation of kinetic Chapman-Enskong using Gibbs free energy for obtain ethanol of vinasses and cellulose of multilayer-packaging. ChemEngineering. 6, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373924339_Article_Modeling_and_simulation_of_kinetic_Chapman-Enskong_using_Gibbs_free_energy_for_obtain_ethanol_of_vinasses_and_cellulose_of_multilayer-packaging 🌴🌿 Support my Patreon and find exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/Gittemary ORDER MY BOOK, SUSTAINABLE BADASS, HERE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sustainable-badass-gittemarie-johansen/1140199307 BUY THE DANISH BOOK, BÆREDYGTIG BADASS, HERE:https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ BUY MY DANISH COOKBOOK, BÆREDYGTIG GOURMET, HERE: https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-gourmet/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌿MY BOOK (ENG): https://mango.bz/books/sustainable-badass-by-gittemarie-johansen-2150-b 🌿MY BOOK (DK) - https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ 🌿MY BLOG - http://www.gittemary.com/ 🌿INSTA - http://www.instagram.com/Gittemary 🌿FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Gittemary 🌿 MY ONLINE SUSTAINABILITY COURSE: https://ioa.pxf.io/c/2607789/955476/12764 For business contacts and miscellaneous awesomeness: Gittemary@outlook.dk