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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 13:11:54 -0500
From: Pete Pasterz <Pete.Pasterz@USDWP.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27 ("the biggest shopping day of
the year"), and is sponsored by The Media Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit
which runs "culture jamming" campaigns, sort of "uncommercials" to educate
about our consumptive North American society. They also publish Adbusters
magazine, and are on the web at www.adbusters.com.
Pete Pasterz, Manager
Office of Recycling and Waste Reduction
Michigan State University
88 Service Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48824
517/432-5917
fax 517/353-9732
Remember, HASTE really does make WASTE!
>>> Chris Garton <garton@shocking.com> 11/05 12:22 PM >>>
Last year around this time I remember hearing about "Buy Nothing Day" on
one of these listserves. It is certainly an interesting concept which
promotes waste reduction and to keep spending in check by the numerous
individuals who daily dive deeper into debt.
Does anyone know who was behind that and if it is planned to occur again
this year?
Chris Garton
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:06:08 -0800
From: DPW179@scruza.cahwnet.gov
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
To: OAS --HW1SSW1 Internet Addressee
FROM: Jeffrey Smedberg, Recycling Programs Coordinator
dpw179 454-2373
SUBJECT: Re: Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day will be Thursday, November 27, 1998. This
celebration, designated as a 24 hour moratorium on consumer
spending, is held annually on the day after Thanksgiving, the
biggest retail sales day of the year in the US.
Consumers are urged to Participate by Not Participating.
The celebration is sponsored by the Media Foundation, publishers
of Adbusters magazine which features art and articles by culture
jammers, disaffected current and former professionals from the
advertizing industry.
On the web, find Buy Nothing Day at
http://adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd-splash.html
>>>=========================================================<<<
Jeffrey Smedberg, County of Santa Cruz Public Works, CA USA
Internet: dpw179@scruza.cahwnet.gov
Voice (831)454-2373 Fax (831)454-2385
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:21:30 -0800
From: "Ansje Miller" <miller@rprogress.org>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is sponsored by Adbusters in Canada. You can find more
info. about it at http://www.adbusters.org/main/index.html.
Ansje Miller
Research Associate, Resource Incentives Program
Redefining Progress
miller@rprogress.org <mailto:miller@rprogress.org>
(415) 781-1191, x315
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Garton [mailto:garton@shocking.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 9:23 AM
To: crra@ucsd.edu; recycle@envirolink.org; greenyes@ucsd.edu
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Last year around this time I remember hearing about "Buy Nothing Day" on
one of these listserves. It is certainly an interesting concept which
promotes waste reduction and to keep spending in check by the numerous
individuals who daily dive deeper into debt.
Does anyone know who was behind that and if it is planned to occur again
this year?
Chris Garton
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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 09:22:31 -0800
From: Chris Garton <garton@shocking.com>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Last year around this time I remember hearing about "Buy Nothing Day" on
one of these listserves. It is certainly an interesting concept which
promotes waste reduction and to keep spending in check by the numerous
individuals who daily dive deeper into debt.
Does anyone know who was behind that and if it is planned to occur again
this year?
Chris Garton
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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 13:02:54 -0800
From: Helen Spiegelman <helens@axionet.com>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
For info on Buy Nothing DAy, contact
The Media Foundation (AdBUsters)
www.adbusters@adbusters.org
email: adbusters@adbusters.org
Have fun!
At 09:22 AM 11/5/98 -0800, Chris Garton wrote:
>Last year around this time I remember hearing about "Buy Nothing Day" on
>one of these listserves. It is certainly an interesting concept which
>promotes waste reduction and to keep spending in check by the numerous
>individuals who daily dive deeper into debt.
>
>Does anyone know who was behind that and if it is planned to occur again
>this year?
>
>Chris Garton
>
>
>
Helen Spiegelman
3570 West 22nd Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA
604/731-8464
604/731-8463 (fax)
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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 16:17:53 -0500
From: chelsea center for recycling and economic development
<amyp@chelseacenter.org>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Isn't it the day AFTER thanksgiving? (Friday the 27th?)
At 10:06 AM 11/5/98 -0800, DPW179@SCRUZA.cahwnet.gov wrote:
>To: OAS --HW1SSW1 Internet Addressee
>
>Buy Nothing Day will be Thursday, November 27, 1998. This
>celebration, designated as a 24 hour moratorium on consumer
>spending, is held annually on the day after Thanksgiving, the
>biggest retail sales day of the year in the US.
>
>Consumers are urged to Participate by Not Participating.
Amy Perlmutter
Executive Director
Chelsea Center for Recycling and
Economic Development
180 Second Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-887-2300/fax 617-887-0399
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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 16:17:53 -0500
From: chelsea center for recycling and economic development
<amyp@chelseacenter.org>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Isn't it the day AFTER thanksgiving? (Friday the 27th?)
At 10:06 AM 11/5/98 -0800, DPW179@SCRUZA.cahwnet.gov wrote:
>To: OAS --HW1SSW1 Internet Addressee
>
>Buy Nothing Day will be Thursday, November 27, 1998. This
>celebration, designated as a 24 hour moratorium on consumer
>spending, is held annually on the day after Thanksgiving, the
>biggest retail sales day of the year in the US.
>
>Consumers are urged to Participate by Not Participating.
Amy Perlmutter
Executive Director
Chelsea Center for Recycling and
Economic Development
180 Second Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-887-2300/fax 617-887-0399
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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 13:34:41 -0600
From: Barbara Schaefer <b.schaefer@facilities.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Buy Nothing Day
Chris,
Buy Nothing Day is an event that I believe is coordinated by Adbusters
Magazine out of Vancouver. I used to pass on the information when I had a
subscription to the magazine, but I no longer receive it. Try finding them
on the web.
Barbara Schaefer
At 09:22 AM 11/5/98 -0800, Chris Garton wrote:
>Last year around this time I remember hearing about "Buy Nothing Day" on
>one of these listserves. It is certainly an interesting concept which
>promotes waste reduction and to keep spending in check by the numerous
>individuals who daily dive deeper into debt.
>
>Does anyone know who was behind that and if it is planned to occur again
>this year?
>
>Chris Garton
>
>
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Barbara Schaefer
Office of Waste Management
University of Toronto
6th floor, 215 Huron Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1A1
Tel (416) 978-7080
Fax (416) 971-2994
b.schaefer@facilities.utoronto.ca
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:48:03 -0600 (CST)
From: ctravis <c688114@showme.missouri.edu>
Subject: HERE's SOME STUFF ABOUT BUY NOTHING DAY
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Travis Plume
Secondary Science Education Major
University of Missouri Columbia
E-mail: c688114@showme.missouri.edu
--Knowledge is that which remains after you have forgotten everything you
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Subject: nov newsletter (fwd)
MU Environmental Network News
November 1998
Vol. 4 No. 11
Editor - Jan Weaver
Assistant Editor - Bryce Oates
220 Gentry, MU / Columbia MO 65211
Rethinking the Holidays
November brings a trio of events designed to reduce waste,
conserve natural resources, and maybe even increase our Joy. Coming up
on November 15 is AMERICA RECYCLES DAY. Individuals can participate by
1) pledging to recycle more at home and work, and to buy products and
packaging that contain recycled content; 2) volunteering in community
recycling efforts or helping a neighbor start recycling; and 3) asking
merchants to stock products with more recycled content. Businesses can
participate by 1) developing sales promotions that hi light recycled
content merchandise to customers; 2) developing advertising (in-store
signs, radio spots, etc.) that support recycling and buying recycled
products; and 3) asking suppliers to increase the recycled content of
their products. To help make it easier to buy recycled products, the
Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority - Missouri Market
Development Program, with the Department of Natural Resources and the
Department of Economic Development, have put together a guide to recycled
products in Missouri. The guide can be accessed at http://www.mora.org,
or phone: (573) 526-5555.
November 19th is the beginning of the USE LESS STUFF Holiday
Campaign. This campaign links the concerns of environmentalists about
over consumption, and the concerns of many Christians about the
materialism surrounding Christmas. In the Nov-Dec 1998 Utne Reader, Bill
McKibben describes how the northern New York and Vermont conference of the
United Methodist Church started a campaign for Hundred Dollar Holidays.
When the church first began to spread the idea of a $100 Christmas, they
were concerned about reducing the waste, but as the campaign continued,
they realized a dividend in a Christmas that was more joyful - less rushed
and less full of commercial fantasy. The Use Less Stuff Holiday Campaign
was started by Partners for Environmental Progress, and tips for using
less stuff can be found at
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/gra/opa/campaign/holiday/. For additional
religious perspectives on our relation to the planet, check out
http://www.nrpe.org/, the web page of the National Religious Partnership
for the Environment - a consortium of the U.S. Catholic Conference, the
Evangelical Environmental Network, the National Council of Churches of
Christ and the Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life.
Finally, November 27 is BUY NOTHING DAY. The Friday after
Thanksgiving is typically the biggest shopping day of the year, and the
traditional kickoff to the holiday buying season. This event began
seven years ago, started by the Media Foundation, a group based in
Vancouver, British Columbia, that fights consumer culture. The
participation of up to a million people this year suggests the urge not to
buy on the biggest shopping day of the year has struck a nerve. A survey
sponsored by the Center for a New American Dream last year found that most
Americans would like less spending and less emphasis on gifts during the
holiday. It also found that 15% of the respondents were still paying off
bills from the previous years holiday. The Seattle Buy Nothing Day
campaign has distributed this checklist to shoppers as part of its Buy
Nothing Day campaign - Do I need it? -How many do I already have? -How
much will I use it? -How long will it last? -Could I borrow it from a
friend or family member? -Can I do without it? -Am I able to clean,
lubricate and/or maintain it myself? -Am I willing to? -Will I be able
to repair it? -Have I researched it to get the best quality for the best
price? -How will I dispose of it when I'm done using it? -Are the
resources that went into it renewable or non-renewable? -Is it made or
recycled materials, and is it recyclable? -Is there anything that I
already own that I could substitute for it? More information on Buy
Nothing Day is available at
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd-splash.html.
BioRegional Quiz: Peak populations of what waterfowl can
be found during mid-November?
Special Events/Information:
Environmental Education Conference - Nov 6-8 Conference at Tan-Tar-A.
Topic areas include: State of the Environment; The Basics (envir. ed,
interpretation, state & national initiatives); The Future (strategic
planning, grants); Techniques (classroom and interpretive techniques,
hands-on sessions); Horizons (cutting-edge programs, new technology,
innovations, research) and Field Studies (guided walks, how to conduct
field studies, natural history). To receive conference information fax a
request to 573 751-8757 or email oee@mail.conservation.state.mo.us.
Job of the Month: Outreach Director-Vermont Public Interest Research
Group, Montpelier, VT. Work for Vermonts largest consumer and
environmental advocacy organization to coordinate program-related
communication with members, general public, and news media. Coordinate
development and distribution of fact sheets, action alerts, press
releases, and other program literature via electronic and traditional
means. Oversee website and database maintenance, organize public and
press events with program staff, and coordinate mobilization and
educational efforts conducted as part of telephone and door-to-door
canvass operations. To apply, send cover letter and resume to: Vermont
Public Interest Research Group, Outreach Director Search, 64 Main Street,
Montpelier, VT 05602.
Bonne Femme Partnership: If you live in the vicinity of the Bass, Bonne
Femme, Clear, Gans, Femme, Little Bonne, Smith Branch, Turkey Creeks or
the North and South branches of Turkey Creek, or between Columbia and
Ashland, there is a good chance you are in the Bonne Femme Watersheds, and
may be interested in participating in the Bonne Femme Partnership. The
partnership is a voluntary organization composed of watershed landowners
and sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S.
EPA. The goal of the partnership is to provide technical assistance and
financial resources for land owners interested in adopting water quality
conservation practices. For more information, contact Jim Davis at
657-6108 or Kim Kinyon 882-0310.
MU Meetings and Events (call to confirm times and places)
Campus Peaceworks 875-0539 Meetings Nov. 5 and 19 at 7 pm Memorial Union
N-234
Environmental Affairs Council 882-0611 call for meeting time and place
Environmental Studies Executive Committee 882-7116 Meeting Mon Nov 30
4:15 101 Gentry
Recycling Committee 882-5051 Meeting Thurs Nov. 5 1998 Old Alumni
Center
Student Sierra Club 441-9343 Meetings Nov. 9 and Nov. 30 at 7:30 pm in
Memorial Union. Looking to help with local environmental service projects.
Call for information.
Environmental Education Organization 442-1576 Meetings Nov. 9 and 30 at
7:30 pm in Memorial Union. Organic Gardening at Lange Middle School
Thursday afternoons, meet at Physics parking lot, 3:00.
Campus Greens 442-1576 Meeting with Sierra Club and EEO. Topics of
discussion include transportation, globalization, and local politics.
Call for info.
Organization Meetings and Events (call to confirm times and places)
Audubon Society 657-9003 Meeting Nov. 18 7:30 at Environmental Technology
Center 4200 New HavenRoad. Bird Alert Hot line 573-445-9115.
www.coin.missouri.edu/community/rec-center/audubon/
Center for Sustainable Living 875-0539 Meeting Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at the
Peacenook. Peaceworks Annual Potluck Dinner Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the
Newman Center--open to all and free of charge.
Columbia Food Circle 657-1177 Farmers Market open Saturday 9-1, Monday
4-6, and Wednesday 4-6 at Ash and Clinkscales (old Fairgrounds).
Columbia Public Works Volunteer Program 874-6271 Household Hazardous Waste
drop offs 9-1, Grissum Bldg by Power Plant, 1st & 3rd Saturdays thru
November - Volunteers are needed to help coordinate drop offs - time
commitment is 2 hours per month.
Earth Day Coalition 875-0539 Meeting Nov. 2, 6 p.m. at the Daniel Boone
City Hall Building, on the Mezzanine level conference room. The EDC is
currently calling for artists to submit designs for the Earth Day 1999
logo. The theme is Earth Day: Its a Family Affair, meaning the family of
life, not just people. Deadline Dec. 10; winner receives a $50 award and
recognition.
Friends of Rock Bridge 449-1151 Volunteer Recognition Night - call for
time and place.
Greenbelt Coalition 442-4789 Meeting Tue. Nov. 3, 7pm at Real Estate
Mngmt. Office on 4th St.
KBXR Green Team 449-1520 www.bxr.com Central Missouri Environmental Action
Report - wkdys 9:30 am & 3:20 pm.
Missouri Heartwood 443-6832 Meetings every Tuesday at 7pm at 1027 E.
Walnut. Nationwide Public Meeting in Chicago with the Forest Service Nov.
18. Call for info. www.igc.apc.org/voices/MO/ or
heartwoo@mail.coin.missouri.edu
MidMO Greens 449-8465 Happy Hour Fri. Nov. 20 at Village Wine and Cheese.
Native American Solidarity Grp 443-5985 Call for details.
Native Plant Society 442-6929 Meeting Nov. 9, 7 pm Environmental
Technology Center 4200 New Haven Rd. Program: Newly Revised Grasses of
Missouri by Dr. Claire Kucera.
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 449-7402 Call to be put on the Wild
Cave Tour mailing lists for the Feb. and March trips.
Sierra Club 875-2916 Meeting Nov. 17 at Hillel Foundation at 7:30 pm-
Speaker from Sustainable St. Louis on Sustainable Communities
Show-Me Clean Streams Coalition 882-3384 Meeting Nov. 18 at 7pm at MDC
Fish & Wildlife Res. Center, Coll Ave.
Answer to BioRegional Quiz: Canada geese are in peak
numbers during November.(also - dont miss the Leonid
Meteor shower on Nov 17!)
Feedback - Got an opinion about something weve written, or about a current
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 09:47:55 -0500
From: "Bill Sheehan" <zerowaste@grrn.org>
Subject: Nov.4th Coke Campaign Update
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4th: New protests planned and endorsements for the
Coke Take It Back Campaign (all from yesterday).
If you would like to use our model press release next week, email us at
zerowaste@grrn.org. Check out our Coke campaign section on the web at:
http://www.grrn.org
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Greetings to all !
The theme for America Recycles Day (ARD) is a positive
"buy recycled" message... but first you need the option!
The GRRN (Grassroots Recycling Network) is promoting
a campaign for Nov.10 (or anytime next week, around ARD)
to focus attention on how "industry" needs to get on board
and use more recycled content in their products ... then the
ARD message can be acted upon.
There is a grassroots wildfire spreading across the USA at
this very moment and I am urging you all to jump on board
and endorse this campaign called "Coke - Take It Back".
Everyday, more and more groups, businesses, and individuals
are endorsing the campaign ... its really taking off ...
and you can bet that Coke and a lot of other Big Industry
folks are watching and gritting their teeth!!
The main point of this campaign is to promote "Producer
Responsibility" and Coke has been chosen as an example of
why we need it. You may already know enough about this issue
to just say "Yes" and email your endorsement to Bill Sheehan
at zerowaste@grrn.org (Today !!! Now !!!)
-- or --
go to the GRRN website at www.grrn.org and review lots more
information about this exciting and well-organized campaign.
THANKS TO ALL !!!! EricLombardi [EcoCycle]
ps) we're doing a noon-time rally on Nov.10 on the Boulder Mall
in front of the Courthouse ... come join us!!!!
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[From Maryland and Illinois -- telephone notes by Susan Berryman-Rodriguez:]
-- Brian Holtz, Manager of Solid Waste and Recycling, Illinois State
University: The Student Environmental Coalition is holding a press event on
Friday, November 13 at 10:30 am. The students have been collecting hundreds of
Coke bottles for which to plan to build a mountain of trash for the press on
Friday. He has been asked to send you
news clippings.
-- Greg Smith, Waste Prevention Coalition & Sierra Club, Derwood, MD: He is
forwarding the campaign e-mail information to a local high school student
environmental coalition, a group he has worked with in the past. ... He thinks
the campaign should target high schools and get kids involved more in the
campaign.
-- Dennis Livingston, Community Resources, Baltimore MD - new campaign
endorsement.
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[From California - new campaign endorsement]
Berkeley Ecology Center, home of the Plastics Task Force
-- Cathy Hutton, Executive Director (via Dave Williamson, by phone)
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[From Georgia - new campaign endorsement]
Alternatives In Action! Ginger Dollar, Director (in person)
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[From South Carolina]
Alright! It is great to see who the activist groups with courage are! I asked
my boss about us signing on. no way. He's big into corporate "partnering" and
wouldn't dream of us signing on. But I personally am mailing as many bottles
as i can collect from our PET collection bin.
Cheers, Joan Williams, Columbia
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[From Colorado]
My high school senior is distributing the mailing labels at his school,
asking kids, "How far are you willing to go to stand up for your
convictions?" Many kids think that Coke should keep its promise, yet they
are unwilling to stop buying Coke products, often out of sheer habit. When
the message comes from a parent or a teacher it only partially sinks in,
but when it comes from a peer it has a much bigger impact!
-- Kat Bennett, Longmont
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[From Oregon]
I just got off the phone with one of your great volunteers.
YES, BRING Recycling, a 28 year old community supported nonprofit recycling
organization wholeheartedly endorses and supports your efforts in this
campaign to encourage Coca Cola Company to use recycled content in their
American markets.
I my educational efforts I have recommended this campaign to student groups.
We have also included this issue and call to action in the two previous
issues of our newsletter (circulation 5,000).
Sarah Grimm
Education Coordinator
BRING Recycling
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[From Florida]
Our group meets Thurs, so I hope to get approval for our endorsement. It
will come before the Florida Chapter [of the Sierra Club] on 13-14 where
I also hope to get endorsement. I plan to contact student env. groups at UF
also.
Dwight Adams, University of Florida
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[From Colorado, via Marti Matsch, EcoCycle]
Here are two more endorsers of the campaign:
Student Environmental Action Coalition at the University of Colorado,
Boulder have endorsed the campaign and will be participating in a Take it
Back Rally with Eco-Cycle on November 10th.
Global Response, a letter-writing activist network in Boulder, CO has
endorsed the Take-it-Back campaign. The GR board is currently discussing
the possibility of doing a letter-writing action with their international
members.
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[From Arkansas]
You asked where you could get a bunch of Coke plastic bottles for the
protest, how about getting people to pick them up from the roadside - where
many of them are thrown. This may be impractical but could also help prove
a point.
Bill Lord [Program Director, Northwest Arkansas Regional Solid
Waste Management District]
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[From California]
May I have a list of those Sierra Club leaders in California that you
contacted, so I can do a little outreach here. I like the note from one of
your respondents asking that you place the COKE campaign in context, such as
producer responsibility. That makes sense to me. Sue Nelson, Los Angeles
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[From Oregon]
... It's great to see how much stuff you have generated through
this campaign. I am excited about the involvement and activities
going on this year.
Thanx for keeping me posted...
Karyn Kaplan
University of Oregon
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Bill Sheehan
Network Coordinator
GrassRoots Recycling Network
P.O. Box 49283
Athens GA 30604-9283
Tel: 706-613-7121
Fax: 706-613-7123
zerowaste@grrn.org
http://www.grrn.org
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:41:12 -0600
From: "RecycleWorlds" <anderson@msn.fullfeed.com>
Subject: PRP/Pigmented Milk Bottles
I have learned more information that relates interestingly to the health
claims that milk bottles should be pigmented to avoid light damage to
vitamins and taste.
The only real growth area in dairy is in the single serve pint/half pint
containers. The latest package that seems to be attracting consumers is
the clear PET bottle. HDPE is expected to fade from this market segment
because the weaker resin will not hold up structurally in vending machines
as PET will. Of course, marketers have also recognized for a long time
that people prefer products that they can see in clear bottles.
The interesting thing is that, if in the real world there are significant
light impacts, they will be far worse in a smaller package because more of
the internal volume of milk is exposed to the exterior surface where light
is transmitted. Yet, that physical fact about light effects and bottle size
does not seem to be deterring growth oriented dairies from going into clear
PET pint bottles. This would not be happening if consumers were reporting
that the milk tasted bad (from light).
Peter
____________________________________
Peter Anderson
RecycleWorlds Consulting
4513 Vernon Blvd. Ste. 15
Madison, WI 53705-4964
Phone:(608) 231-1100/Fax: (608) 233-0011
E-mail:recycle@msn.fullfeed.com
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 03:57:58 -0500
From: "Bill Sheehan" <zerowaste@grrn.org>
Subject: The Kids Get It! Zero Waste Committee
Any volunteers to work on getting zero waste
raised in public schools (K - 12)?
A few days ago, I posted news articles about
three public schools that have adopted zero
waste programs (under the heading
"The Kids Get It!"):
- Hurley Elementary School, Visalia,
Calif.
- Charlottesville, Va., School System,
Virginia
- Oak Hills Elementary School in Oak
Park, Calif.
Carolyn Chase is chief field organizer of the
Earth Day Network. She responded:
<<
this has a LOT of potential!!!
Do you have one-pager for schools!
I'd like to put out nationally for Earth Day 99.
[later:]
++ how did those schools get turned on to it?
I think a one or two pager with:
- a invitation to become a Zero Waste School
- why? and what are the principles
- examples of things to do
- boiled down excerpts from the success stories
you sent out along with any others.....
- maybe some kind of zero waste pledge or awards ......
anything else you can think of? If we can put
something together I can get it to be reviewed and
considered for distribution to about 65,000 K-12
schools......
>>
If you would like to join a committee to develop
such materials for K-12, please reply. If you
missed the three stories and would like the
message resent, likewise, let me know.
Cheers,
Bill S.
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Bill Sheehan
Network Coordinator
GrassRoots Recycling Network
P.O. Box 49283
Athens GA 30604-9283
Tel: 706-613-7121
Fax: 706-613-7123
zerowaste@grrn.org
http://www.grrn.org
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