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Plastic as a material has pretty much changed the way we live our lives- it’s cheap, can be moulded into practically any shape and is, for the most the part, easily recyclable (when people bother to). So why is it that we still use glass bottles and cans to store our beer in? Is it to do with aesthetics? Taste? Or is there another factor at play?
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Sources:
http://clclt.com/charlotte/why-isnt-beer-sold-in-plastic-bottles/Content?oid=2348398
http://io9.com/how-to-recognize-the-plastics-that-are-hazardous-to-you-461587850
https://www.lifefactory.com/faqs
http://www.ptonline.com/articles/plastic-beer-bottles-are-no-longer-just-a-dream
http://www.glassislife.com/caseforglass/taste
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer-edu/beer-pasteurization-cid-1753.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2755957
