Palm oil? Vancouver???
Unless I'm missing something, this initiative comprises a small head
office made up of speculators who are proposing to turn the discards of
an
industry
that is destroying rainforests in the south into unnecessary
packaging to salve the smug consciences of rich consumers in the
North.
Remember what Fritz Schumacher taught us: keep supply lines
short.
Helen.
At 10:52 PM 1/30/2008, Nancy Poh wrote:
Earthcycle Packaging Ltd, a company
based in Vancouver produce biodegradable packaging out of fibre waste
associated with the palm oil plantations.
http://www.earthcycle.com/
If you write to them, they maybe able to custom make to meet your
requirements.
Nancy
http://greenbeingnancy.blogspot.com
On Jan 29, 2008 5:57 AM, Neil Tangri
<neil@no.address>
wrote:
A friend brought this company to my attention:
www.biobagusa.com/biodegradable-bags.html
They reference ASTM D6400...does anyone have information on
them?
cheers,
Neil
Brenda Platt wrote:
> Dennis,
> There are no 100% biobased plastic bags on the market. Most
are between
> 20 and 32%. The percentage is increasing and I think we'll see
some
> more bags on the market with upwards of 80% biobased content.
Be sure
> to ask manufacturers for their test results on this. ASTM D7075 is
the
> standard testing protocol for biobased content.
> The compostable plastic bags on the market consist mostly of
> biodegradable fossil-fuel-based plastic.
> Cheers,
> Brenda
>
> --
> Brenda Platt
> Institute for Local Self-Reliance
> 927 15th Street, NW, 4th Fl
> Washington, DC 20005
> 202-898-1610 ext. 230
> www.ilsr.org
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> On Jan 24, 2008 3:34 AM, GreenYes group
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> Date: Wed, Jan 23 2008 12:20 pm
> From:
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> Does anyone have a source of 100% plant based compostable bags that
> could be
> used as liners for 48 gallon food scrap collection totes?
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> Thank you,
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>
> Dennis
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>
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> Dennis Sauer
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> Zero Waste Inc
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> PO Box 483
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> Hardwick, Vermont 05843
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> (802) 472-5424
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