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NatureWorks PLA plastic

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I recently stubled across my first bottle of PLA filled with NZ water. It stated Ingeo on a label.

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Recycling of plastics and bioplastics

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The Question in LinkedIn Green group was: "Should the (US) plastic manufacturing industry stop the use of bioplastics and oxy-degradable plastics because they are likely to pollute existing waste streams and jeopardize the recycling process?"


I would like to ask the provocative question why we have to throw something away to make something new out of it in the first place?

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Sutainability and birth rates

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When we are talking about sustainability and use of resources and land, etc, we unfortunately have to talk about a red herring called "birth control" - or "birth rates" to be more political correct.
We cannot expect the world population to grow infinitely in a limited world with limited resources. More land for more people results in less land to grow food or to maintain a working eco system.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:18 Read more...
 

Micro hydro schemes

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While reading through a web article about hydro power generation, I thought: What if we would put micro hydro turbines in our stormwater or maybe even wastewater pipes.  Some waterwheel types that do not clog up and do not need much pressure.....

 

Ecostore plastic packaging

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Below is an email I sent to EcoStore today. I am still concerned about their plastic packaging and it unfortunately hasn't chnaged over the years. I have asked about refilling already in the store about two years ago and was told that there were no plans to chnage the packaging or to refill them.

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 20:59 Read more...
 
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