Banning Bottled Water
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John the Jammer
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where are we gonna get that money?
uh, you realize that most plastic water bottles have a plastic rating of 1 and the minimum for reusable plastic is 5? a grade 1 plastic bottle begins to deteriorate after initial consumption and all following refills break the plastic down and mix with the water, eventually giving you cancer?
wewt
wewt
WA doesn't charge a deposit.
And a recent article said the plastic bag tax is likely to go through. It's a grocery bag tax of 20c per paper or plastic bag, and a ban on styrofoam cups and containers and plastic forks at grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the city of seattle.
They expect to see a lot more people bring those cloth bags, and restaurants use compostable paper containers and corn-plastic forks. Our garbage is about 30% recyclable, 25% food, 25% styro containers and plastic cups, and the rest is miscellaneous. If people compost (like Seattlites are wont to do), they'll dramatically reduce the amount of garbage going to landfills.
And a recent article said the plastic bag tax is likely to go through. It's a grocery bag tax of 20c per paper or plastic bag, and a ban on styrofoam cups and containers and plastic forks at grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the city of seattle.
They expect to see a lot more people bring those cloth bags, and restaurants use compostable paper containers and corn-plastic forks. Our garbage is about 30% recyclable, 25% food, 25% styro containers and plastic cups, and the rest is miscellaneous. If people compost (like Seattlites are wont to do), they'll dramatically reduce the amount of garbage going to landfills.
bullshit. prove it.
mostest def
Veteran XV
PROVE ME WRONG
you realize that the "number inside a triangle" thing is a bunch of bullshit, right?
The only plastic that's recyclable is the stuff that bulk shippers are willing to buy. Most plastic (even 1 and 2) costs more to reuse than it would cost to make new. Up here, it's only plastic bottles (milk, soda, etc) that are recyclable. Plastic cups and other plastic packaging are still garbage.
And the "plastic bottles give you cancer" thing is apparently true. Even nalgene bottles leech chemicals into the liquid inside of them.
The only plastic that's recyclable is the stuff that bulk shippers are willing to buy. Most plastic (even 1 and 2) costs more to reuse than it would cost to make new. Up here, it's only plastic bottles (milk, soda, etc) that are recyclable. Plastic cups and other plastic packaging are still garbage.
And the "plastic bottles give you cancer" thing is apparently true. Even nalgene bottles leech chemicals into the liquid inside of them.
http://trusted.md/blog/vreni_gurd/2007/03/29/plastic_water_bottles
i dont think you understand what the number inside the triangle is for, gil. i dont give a shit about recycling, its different types of plastics and some of them put crap into your water
i dont think you understand what the number inside the triangle is for, gil. i dont give a shit about recycling, its different types of plastics and some of them put crap into your water
around here it's been touted as a recycling system, since the triangle is the "recycle" logo.
ScottTheWise13
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ScottTheWise13
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I think San franciscans would give up unchafed holes to free us from the tyranny of oil!
TonyElTigre
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