Which is better: Recycling a plastic bottle or carrying a reusable container???
Reusing is always better! It still takes quite a bit of energy to recycle (melt down all of the plastic at high heat, electricity for recycling plants, etc.), so if you can just reuse everything until it's unusable, that is the best way to go! For example, aluminum foil is recyclable, but I wash it and reuse it even before I recycle it until it has holes or is ripped! Same with ziplock bags, wash and reuse! reuse plastic grocery bags, or better yet, buy canvas bags and bring them to the store! use tupperware instead of sandwich bags, wash and reuse! you know the saying: Reduce Reuse Recycle do it in that order! Reduce the amount of things you usethen reuse themthen the last step is recycling them!
