Wind-Up Rubber Finger - Latest Comments on Paper or Plastic? http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 OGRE [Member] in response to: Paper or Plastic? Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:01:57 +0000 OGRE [Member] c158@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ Re: Hollie<br /> <br /> <blockquote><br /> But this mess won't stop until the recycling of plastics and other non-biodegradables is made mandatory.<br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Be careful what you wish for! Health insurance would be cheaper if everybody had it right? I know let's make it mandatory...<br /> <br /> Speaking of health care, have you noticed that C-SPAN is being kept out of the debate? I thought this was supposed to be an open "transparent" administration.

But this mess won't stop until the recycling of plastics and other non-biodegradables is made mandatory.


Be careful what you wish for! Health insurance would be cheaper if everybody had it right? I know let's make it mandatory...

Speaking of health care, have you noticed that C-SPAN is being kept out of the debate? I thought this was supposed to be an open "transparent" administration.]]> http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php/2010/01/02/paper-or-plastic#c158 Hollie [Visitor] in response to: Paper or Plastic? Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:20:27 +0000 Hollie [Visitor] c157@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ Have you ever shopped at Save-a-Lot? :)<br /> <br /> Rewarding recyclers sounds like a better idea to me too, but the overarching intent here is to reduce the total number of bags -- paper or plastic -- being produced. It sounds like they wanted a ban but settled for a surcharge.<br /> <br /> This story reminds me of fake Christmas trees. The fake ones eventually end up in a landfill where it takes many more years for them to decompose as compared to live trees. I actually have a fake tree myself that I will continue to use, but I'd rather see production of plastic trees stopped altogether. Now, if there was an effort to melt them down for reuse or something, I might reconsider.<br /> <br /> Well, I guess they'll be implementing a surcharge on plastic water bottles next. And why not go ahead with a surcharge on those impossible-to-open clamshell packages while we're at it?<br /> <br /> Overall, I favor natural materials (so long as we are not depleting resources) and positive encouragement for individuals to reuse or recycle whenever possible. But this mess won't stop until the recycling of plastics and other non-biodegradables is made mandatory.<br /> <br />
Rewarding recyclers sounds like a better idea to me too, but the overarching intent here is to reduce the total number of bags -- paper or plastic -- being produced. It sounds like they wanted a ban but settled for a surcharge.

This story reminds me of fake Christmas trees. The fake ones eventually end up in a landfill where it takes many more years for them to decompose as compared to live trees. I actually have a fake tree myself that I will continue to use, but I'd rather see production of plastic trees stopped altogether. Now, if there was an effort to melt them down for reuse or something, I might reconsider.

Well, I guess they'll be implementing a surcharge on plastic water bottles next. And why not go ahead with a surcharge on those impossible-to-open clamshell packages while we're at it?

Overall, I favor natural materials (so long as we are not depleting resources) and positive encouragement for individuals to reuse or recycle whenever possible. But this mess won't stop until the recycling of plastics and other non-biodegradables is made mandatory.

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