I owned a natural food store in Colorado where I would collect egg
cartons for a small local supplier (free range, fertile, antibiotic-free,
etc.). The health department put a stop to this closed loop arrangement saying
that health ordinance prevented carton reuse.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:14
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Subject: Re: [GreenYes] egg cartons
Van,
I doubt that the paper used for egg cartons has
been recycled many times - where would you source such a thing as
over-recycled paper in large quantity? Yet, it does not
seem to be of high quality. In Berkeley, we recycle egg cartons
with #3 Super Mix or #6 News. They are a very small percentage
of the total paper we receive and so do not present any problems.
I know the farmers' market folks sometimes
have trouble from the health department for reusing egg cartons
although it is still generally done. I pull cartons from the
paper pile to use for my chicken eggs with no complaints from
customers.
Kathy
Evans