Re: Recycling Goes From Less Waste to Zero Waste

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eeek

Recycling Goes From Less Waste to Zero Waste
October 19, 2009 02:01PM

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At Yellowstone National Park, the clear soda cups and white utensils are not your typical cafe-counter garbage. Made of plant-based plastics, they dissolve magically when heated for more than a few minutes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimesscience

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Vince

Re: Recycling Goes From Less Waste to Zero Waste
October 22, 2009 07:04PM

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Dissolve into CO2?

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mrcondron

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October 22, 2009 08:43PM

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(Watch this)
When I was a kid all the garbage from the bay area was dumped into the Potato Patch via barge off the Golden Gate. The Dungeness crabs were about two feet across at the carapace because all the garbage was actually food. In the mid fifties pager and plastic packaging led to the dump at Candlestick. Now the crabs barely get to 6".

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bpnjensen

Re: Recycling Goes From Less Waste to Zero Waste
October 22, 2009 08:59PM

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mrcondron
(Watch this)
When I was a kid all the garbage from the bay area was dumped into the Potato Patch via barge off the Golden Gate. The Dungeness crabs were about two feet across at the carapace because all the garbage was actually food. In the mid fifties pager and plastic packaging led to the dump at Candlestick. Now the crabs barely get to 6".

You mean you still have some Dungeness crabs left? After overfishing of all but the tiniest specimens and intrusion by Mittens? I'd say a 6" crab is miracle!