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GLASS VS PLASTIC


               GRAND VIEW RESEARCH





                                          why you should switch



                 from plastic to glass containers





                                                                               This report from Grand            Glass vs plastic

                                                                               View Research takes


                                                                               us through the pros

                                                                               and cons of glass

                                                                               vs plastic for food

                                                                               containers, not only

                                                                               with regards to the

                                                                               ever more important

                                                                               ecological aspects


                                                                               of our planet, but also

                                                                               how glass containers

                                                                               protect the food

                                                                               they contain and,

                                                                               therefore, our health.







                    HY GLASS                 aging is highly preferred. Glass
                    CONTAINERS               retains the flavour and quality of
            WARE BETTER THAN                 the food product without disturb-
            PLASTIC                          ing its taste. In addition, its high-
              Packaging of products or       quality properties such as chemi-
            goods is essential for storage,   cal inertness, reusability, sterility,
            long-distance transportation, dis-  corrosion, heat resistivity, and
            tribution, and delivery to con-  transparency, make it suitable for
            sumers. For pharmaceuticals,     diverse applications.
            personal care items, and food and   Glass packaging offers an aes-
            beverages products, glass pack-  thetic demand to the product. It




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