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[GreenYes] Re: plastic? or wax? coated milk cartons



I sent the question to consultant for AF&PA....they did work on this several years ago. She should be able to answer this question.

Christine McCoy
City of Alexandria
703/519-3486 ext. 132



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11/29/2007 10:29 AM

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[GreenYes] Re: plastic? or wax? coated milk cartons






On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Eric Lombardi wrote:
> I think Matt is correct on this ... in fact, I was told at a USCC
> conference a couple years ago that wax was phased out almost 20 years
> ago!!

I think a good question is: When a gabled coated-paper milk/juice carton
decomposes/composts, what is left of the plastic if it's a plastic coated
box?

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MS




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