The environmental footprint of reusable containers may not be as light as we think. Marco Verch/Flickr September 7, 2021 Reusable containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones ‑ new research Alejandro Gallego Schmid, University of Manchester; Adisa Azapagic, University of Manchester, and Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Ikerbasque Foundation Reusable containers may have to be reused many times to offset their negative environmental impacts - improving recycling infrastructure could be the answer.
