Milk's impact on the planet dairy, soya, rice, oat and almond compared

[mr steev]

thats ok the we can fly them over

Better than flying them from drought ridden California though, I would've thought.

Does anyone know how much of the worlds almonds go into milk? Compared to other uses?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Almond milk requires more water to produce than soy or oat milk. A single glass requires 74 litres (130 pints of water), so if you drink just 2 glasses of almond milk a day, that's over 54,000 litres of water a year, just to keep you in your fancy pants almond milk.

 

[TruXta]

Almond milk requires more water to produce than soy or oat milk. A single glass requires 74 litres (130 pints of water), so if you drink just 2 glasses of almond milk a day, that's over 54,000 litres of water a year, just to keep you in your fancy pants almond milk.

And how much is regular milk?

 

[editor]

And how much is regular milk?

A shitload less than dairy milk which uses more water and land than all the alternatives

 

[8ball]

A shitload less than dairy milk which uses more water and land than all the alternatives

Cool, regular milk for me, then.

 

[Saul Goodman]

And how much is regular milk?

I've no idea, nor do I care, as I'm not the one preaching about environmental cost. But at least the cows' piss goes straight back into the land, and contains chemicals that are essential for plant growth. What happens with the by-products of almond milk production?

 

[editor]

Cool, regular milk for me, then.

Why is using the is most resource-hogging and environmental unfriendly option 'cool'?

 

[editor]

I've no idea, nor do I care, as I'm not the one preaching about environmental cost. But at least the cows piss goes straight back into the land, and contains chemicals that are essential for plant growth. What happens with the by-products of almond milk production?

#straws #clutching

Why are you solely focusing on almond milk, by the way?

But here's the answer to your question
This USDA Lab Is Turning Billions Of Pounds Of Almond Waste Into Beer, Plastic, And Power

 

[8ball]

Why is using the is most resource-hogging and environmental unfriendly option 'cool'?

Hang on, it’s a shitload less than dairy milk!

 

[editor]

Hang on, it’s a shitload less than dairy milk!

What are you defining as 'regular milk' if that's not dairy milk?

 

[Saul Goodman]

#straws #clutching

Why are you solely focusing on almond milk, by the way?

Because almonds is what was being discussed in the posts prior to mine?
And how is one single post "solely focusing on almond milk" ?

 

[8ball]

What are you defining as 'regular milk' if that's not dairy milk?

Just quoting your post.

Why the beef?

 

[editor]

Just quoting your post.

Why the beef?

I've no idea what you're on about.

 

[8ball]

I've no idea what you're on about.

It shows, trust me.

 

[editor]

Because almonds is what was being discussed in the posts prior to mine?
And how is one single post "solely focusing on almond milk" ?

Anyway, I've answered your post and now everyone knows that dairy uses a shitload more water than almonds and that the waste is put to very good use. So you're doing a fine job illustrating his wasteful dairy milk is.

 

[editor]

It shows, trust me.

I'm going to put you on ignore in this thread because you just keep acting like a grand doofus.

 

[The39thStep]

Better than flying them from drought ridden California though, I would've thought.

Does anyone know how much of the worlds almonds go into milk? Compared to other uses?

whats the cost benefit analysis of flying in almonds from the poorer areas of Europe v getting milk from cows in the UK ?

 

[8ball]

I'm going to put you on ignore in this thread because you just keep acting like a grand doofus.

 

[8ball]

whats the cost benefit analysis of flying in almonds from the poorer areas of Europe v getting milk from cows in the UK ?

I think they’ll also go on boats.

 

[Saul Goodman]

But here's the answer to your question
This USDA Lab Is Turning Billions Of Pounds Of Almond Waste Into Beer, Plastic, And Power

Anyway, I've answered your post and now everyone knows that dairy uses a shitload more water than almonds and that the waste is put to very good use. So you're doing a fine job illustrating his wasteful dairy milk is.

One lab made a spoonfull of some black shit, and thinks they might be able to do some other useless shit with almond husks?

#straws #clutching

 

[The39thStep]

I think they’ll also go on boats.

Or train

 

[The39thStep]

#straws #clutching

Why are you solely focusing on almond milk, by the way?

But here's the answer to your question
This USDA Lab Is Turning Billions Of Pounds Of Almond Waste Into Beer, Plastic, And Power

I thought we wanted to reduce plastic?

 

[editor]

whats the cost benefit analysis of flying in almonds from the poorer areas of Europe v getting milk from cows in the UK ?

What makes you think they're only flown in?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Better than flying them from drought ridden California though, I would've thought.

Does anyone know how much of the worlds almonds go into milk? Compared to other uses?

Almond milk is maybe 3% almonds.

 

[The39thStep]

Where I am there are fields and fields of almond trees which mainly lie unpicked

 

[editor]

I thought we wanted to reduce plastic?

Pretty sure promoting the recycling of plastic and using recycled products is seen as a good thing, but perhaps you know better.

 

[8ball]

Almond milk is maybe 3% almonds.

Cow milk is less than 3% cow.

 

[mr steev]

Almond milk is maybe 3% almonds.

I meant compared to other products... almond flour, almond oil etc

 

[The39thStep]

What makes you think they're only flown in?

I dont know tbh. What is the main transport for almonds that come into the UK?

 

[The39thStep]

Pretty sure promoting the recycling of plastic and using recycled products is seen as a good thing, but perhaps you know better.

Personally I'd abolish a lot of plastic products especially packaging