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As an organic gardener, I can tell you that this is
far from organic and is not recommended for the soil. For aeration purposes,
adding organic compost and using mulches to retain water is the best practice. I
think that it would be better for the environment to properly landfill the
polystyrene containers. It would be best for them to actually stop eating meat,
which would reduce their consumption of polystyrene and aid the environment and
commercial meat production is very environmentally unfriendly.
Peace,
Ben
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:12
AM
Subject: [GreenYes] Polystyrene Food
Containers
We had a question from a resident regarding the polystyrene
containers that
come wrapped with meat products (poultry, etc.). The
resident was wondering
if that material could be finely chopped and used
for aeration purposes in a
home garden.
Does anyone have any
information on the stability of that material over time
or its suitability
for this purpose?
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeffrey W.
Aluotto
Manager,
Hamilton County Solid Waste
Management
District
ph: 513-946-7719
fax:
513-946-7779
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