Two Los Angeles-area airports — Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport — have just made a big mistake for the sake of “environmental justice.”
The airports have banned the sale of plastic water bottles as part of a new sustainability action plan.
Are aluminum or glass better for the environment? For environmental justice warriors aren’t promising. According to a study from McKinsey & Co., plastic products are better for the environment than alternatives in 13 out of 14 products tested due to their lesser carbon footprint. And a University of California, Berkeley, article notes that a typical plastic bottle “emits minimal carbon dioxide in production relative to aluminum and glass.
Aluminum is no better. Aluminum is sourced from bauxite strip mines, which rely on a uniquely toxic mining process. With strip mining of topsoil comes damage to the natural habitat, vegetation, biodiversity and wildlife, not to mention the health risks from inhaling bauxite dust to nearby residents. Of course, the litter issues associated with aluminum, glass and plastic are partially mitigated by recycling. But activists typically fail to acknowledge that, based on a study from the Keep America Beautiful Foundation, cans are littered more often than plastic water bottles. And curiously, there is no outrage over beer or soda can trash.
According to recent research by the U.S. Geological Survey, municipal waters in urban areas of Southern and Central California appear more likely to be contaminated by dangerous PFAS than in many other regions of the country. Add that to the list of inconvenient truths for the LAX airport authority.
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