Re: Green is The Word, Act XXV

Amen!
BR

...fyi... All plates and plastic utensils were
recycled. The "clear" plastic wine and water glasses
were washed and will be used again. Consider that
next time you drink from plastic at my home...
Look for the lipstick traces.
MS

I stand corrected. But I do wonder if the plates and
plastic utensils can be recycled if they have food
particles on them. Usually that's a "no-no" with the
recyclers.
I'll be sure not to wear my lipstick next time.
Thanks for the correction.
High Priest

I've also heard that the 'biodegradable' utensils
actually take a long, long time to biodegrade in a
landfill.
DH

Depends on what you consider a long time. In a
commercial composting facility, it may take
approximately 1 year. In a home composting system,
you can double that. That seems like a long time, but
compared to plastic utensils........ not bad.
High Priest

Composting facilities are different than land fills
though. Landfills are often anaerobic and nothing
even rots in there ...Not that we shouldn't use
biodegradable utensils anyway.
LB