What does “Green”even mean?

By Miriam Wilcox-Barsalou,on October 17th,2010%
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As I was packing my lunch today I noticed something on the packaging of the hummus I was using. Next to the logo and title was a stamp that said “New! Earth Friendlier Pack”and “More info at sabra.com”.

I was curious,the tub was a simple transparent plastic. I didn’t notice anything unusual about it. I wanted to know what they had changed.

So I went to the sabra.com website,as instructed. I couldn’t find the promised information. So I searched for it on Google.

The information was there,buried in the News section. Sabra was making . . . →Read More:What does “Green”even mean?

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Terminology –Bioplastics

By Miriam Wilcox-Barsalou,on October 1st,2010%

Bioplastics are often used to describe plastics that are biodegradable,but there are other requirements. The book Green Plastics by E.S. Stevens defines bioplastics as follows:

“Bioplastics is a concise –and suitable –name for biodegradable plastics whose components are derived entirely or almost entirely from renewable raw materials. A bioplastic contains one or more biopolymeric substances as an essential substance.

-E.S. Stevens 2002

Bioplastics may include a combination of biopolymer(s),plastizer(s) and other additive(s). Since this book was written 8 years has elapsed and the definition of bioplastic has evolved and shifted slightly.

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Trash to Treasure

By Miriam Wilcox-Barsalou,on September 22nd,2010%
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There are many examples of artists turning other people’s trash into amazing works of art. Some people call this recycling,I would rather call it re-appropriation. The artists call the art “reclaimed object art”. And these pieces of art are sometimes absolutely phenomenal.

An artist who has recently caught my attention because of use of reclaimed plastic objects is Japanese-born artist Sayaka Kajita Ganz.

Using discarded plastic kitchenware she forms amazing sculptures of horses,leopards,birds,etc.

Some of the objects are distinctly tools from the kitchen. Notice the spork ear for the horse in the image . . . →Read More:Trash to Treasure

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Why care about immerging bioplastic technologies?

By Miriam Wilcox-Barsalou,on August 26th,2010%

This blog has often presented bioplastics in both it’s positive and negative lights. This is an attempt to help people make their own decisions about what they will be purchasing and to understand some of the outlying issues. I sometimes worry that the negatives are weighed more heavily in people’s minds. But we must remember some important facts.

Development of new technologies takes time:Bioplastics in actual packaging applications are relatively in their infancy. They may still have some kinks to work out but scientists and companies are taking steps towards a future when our vehicles have exhausted petroleum . . . →Read More:Why care about immerging bioplastic technologies?

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