http://arcticcirclecartoons.com/blog/2009/09/10/biodegradable-baggage/ Having Fun in a Changing World Tue, 15 May 2012 16:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://arcticcirclecartoons.com/blog/2009/09/10/biodegradable-baggage/comment-page-1/#comment-105 admin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:03:45 +0000 http://arcticcirclecartoons.com/blog/?p=894#comment-105 I think you are talking about the <a href="http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/intellectual-property-law-copyright/10169581-1.html" rel="nofollow">bags made from plastic</a> which last about 4 years. But after that, I assume they end up in landfill, like most plastics. The biodegradable bags vary and can create problems in the waste stream: <a href="http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=8" rel="nofollow">www.reusablebags.com/</a>. I'm still using a cloth bag I got 5 years ago and one made from banana leaves (it's Japanese and I've never seen them here) that I got about ten years ago. I've also seen great recycled bags, made from old t-shirts! I think you are talking about the bags made from plastic which last about 4 years. But after that, I assume they end up in landfill, like most plastics. The biodegradable bags vary and can create problems in the waste stream: http://www.reusablebags.com/. I’m still using a cloth bag I got 5 years ago and one made from banana leaves (it’s Japanese and I’ve never seen them here) that I got about ten years ago. I’ve also seen great recycled bags, made from old t-shirts!

]]> http://arcticcirclecartoons.com/blog/2009/09/10/biodegradable-baggage/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Sally Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:48:58 +0000 http://arcticcirclecartoons.com/blog/?p=894#comment-103 I really worry about the Green (and now other colours) bags we are encouraged to buy and use at the supermarket. I've seen them in the bay, and they aren't biodegradeable either. Do you happen to know how long they stay around for? I really worry about the Green (and now other colours) bags we are encouraged to buy and use at the supermarket. I’ve seen them in the bay, and they aren’t biodegradeable either.
Do you happen to know how long they stay around for?

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