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RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR GLASS AND PLASTICS MILK BOTTLES
Author(s) -
Boustead I.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1974.tb01694.x
Subject(s) - bottling line , bottle , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , energy requirement , process engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , computer network , statistics , regression
This paper illustrates that any discussion of the energy requirement for milk bottling must examine not just the material from which the bottle is made but also the returnable or non‐returnable nature of the delivery system. Furthermore, for a returnable system, the energy needed to deliver a pint of milk is very sensitive to the trippage and comparison of returnable and non‐returnable delivery systems leads to an energy criterion for deciding which system is the most efficient in specific circumstances. The paper also includes a brief discussion of some future developments which could influence the type of delivery system used.