my attempt with mad science continues! we're having fun now over here with my "everlasting" compostable containers. here's the latest trick to see if i can force them into breaking down or at least making them smaller. even after running them over with my car, the "bio plastic" didn't obliterate them the way i was hoping.check it out here:
the idea is to now take all the little bits & pieces and put them in different forced "environments" to see how long (if ever) it takes to complete decomposition. george, my husband, thinks that i might have altered some kind of chemical process that speeds up the process by heating the containers. (check it out here) we'll see. one group is going be the baseline, another will soak in salt water and the last bits will go in with rich soil & the worms. i will update you on the progress.
also, if i ever start a "top 10 stupidest plastic products ever" list. this would have be number 10.
omg. i was absolutely stopped in my tracks tonight when i came home. there, sitting by the door was the wonder of all wonders, a bag of something called "ice rok". my son held it up by the corner, in a way that suggested it was on fire, and said "the mail man left us a plastic bag of water". huh? what the?
i found out later that a friend of mine who owns a health food store actually received this as a sample and left it for me to see. it's about the size of an i.v. bag with an insane plastic spigot / spout thang on the top that reminds me of an overgrown lego. interestingly, it's covered with all kinds scary of claims like :
* recently discovered! deep mountain glacier water
* locked in the rok for 20,000 years
* impervious to the pollutants & radiation from rain or air
so i went to the website (www.icerokwater.com) printed on the side of the container and guess what? it's all legal stuff! it's about all the law suits that are associated with the product. ok! so then i googled it for kicks and ta da! they have a new website www.icerokglacier.com that is all shiny and pretty. all i can imagine is a bird on the midway islands choking on this lid/spout. i will use the water for my plants and then decide what to do with the container. hhmmft.
on a much happier note, here is something that is really fantastic. have you heard of kids konserve? well, check this out. it's called a food kozy , a re-useable wrap, perfect for a sandwich and doubles as a placemat. made from recycled milk bottles, it's bpa, lead and phthalate free and they're adorable. we found them at whole foods and emily, jillian and i split a 5 pack that was just over 20$. kids konserve is also teaming up with annie's homegrown (the kids gold standard for mac & cheese) to reduce waste! yippee! here is the lovely jillian to model the product:
CO CO CO CO.....I CAN'T STOP, STOP....NO MATTER WAHT THEY SAY I LOVE YOU.....
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