Paper or Plastic or Biodegradable?
People in the states are asked if they would like paper or plastic when they buy groceries, and San Francisco has decided that people in San Fran will get something biodegradable. This is a big win for the environment, it would be great if every city followed their lead.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! March 29th, 2007Advocates say biodegradable bags are stronger than conventional petroleum-based polyurethane plastic bags. In his office before the news conference, Mirkarimi produced a biodegradable bag holding 55 pounds of rocks.
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By a 10-1 vote, the Board of Supervisors required the use of compostable or recyclable bags — a move officials predicted could soon be imitated by other cities nationwide. One supervisor voted against the ban, saying the issue needed more study.Each year businesses here dispense an estimated 180 million plastic bags, killing marine life and clogging landfills, said Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.
Topic: Environment Tags: Environment
April 30th, 2007 at 9:23 am
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May 28th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
There is an interesting article here about SustainPack, a €36 million, four-year European initiativeo to encourage the wide use of traditional natural based packaging. The packaging is based on biopolymers, paper and board and they are striving to make renewable materials an industry standard by 2015. http://www.knowledgerich.com/NewsItem.aspx?newsitemid=1178