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01-22-2020 06:43 PM
Japanese firm designs a bag that disintegrates in sea water. May be on the market in Japan this year.
01-22-2020 10:10 PM
That's great news if over time it doesn't contaminate the water. What solution does it create when it dissolves do you know?
01-22-2020 11:13 PM
@Snoopp So what would they do collect them and hall them all to florida to dispose of them. Sound crazy.
01-23-2020 06:30 AM
@occasionalrain wrote:That's great news if over time it doesn't contaminate the water. What solution does it create when it dissolves do you know?
I think it’s a combination of corn gluten and something else. Supposedly harmless to the environment and I think 95 percent gone within 6 months. They created this to deal with the grocery bag problem.
01-23-2020 06:32 AM
01-23-2020 06:45 AM - edited 01-23-2020 08:01 AM
A couple weeks ago at our food pantry , we had a sort of strange feeling bag come in with the produce. It felt really weird ,sort of like slimy latex. It was a pale green, and looked strange too
We think it might have been a biodegradeable bag. It felt very flimsy ,but it was strong...it felt kind of disgusting ,but, if it works what the hey
01-23-2020 09:43 AM
@cherry wrote:A couple weeks ago at our food pantry , we had a sort of strange feeling bag come in with the produce. It felt really weird ,sort of like slimy latex. It was a pale green, and looked strange too
We think it might have been a biodegradeable bag. It felt very flimsy ,but it was strong...it felt kind of disgusting ,but, if it works what the hey
I agree with the premise of those bags, but sadly you cannot store your produce in the fridge for any length of time in them. The bags are compostable, but unfortunately they also cause your produce to decompose quickly.
It's a good start but I hope they can improve them.
01-23-2020 09:52 AM
We had biodegradeable water bottles around here for awhile. People would find them leaking all over their cupboards and floors. Be careul what you wish for, and for crying out loud, tell your customers.
01-23-2020 12:04 PM
@cherry Some of the vendors at our farmer's market are providing those bags. They really feel weird, almost as though they are living creatures.
If they are truly safe for the environment I am all for them.
01-23-2020 03:15 PM
Ironic considering the amount of whaling this country does without blinking an eye.
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