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[Mathew Waehner <waehner@gmail.com>]

I've had the same results with two PLA plastic cups.  They've survived a
cycle of hot compost and over a year in the chicken pen.



On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Redding, Trudie A
<tredding@mail.utexas.edu>wrote:

> Yes, I have 3 "biodegradable" spoons that are indestructible and in use
> many months for hot & cold, thanks for the "year" testing info, helps me to
> be more determined not to buy "to go" cups etc, but to carry my own
>
> Trudie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bryce Ruddock
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:12 PM
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [permaculture] Dogs in the Design
>
> .....If they can biodegrade it may not be in my lifetime and I do not feel
> like waiting those hundreds of years for it to happen. Like mom used to say
> "Garbage in. Garbage out." Follow the links back to the plastics
> manufacturers and what you'll find is a whole lotta bull backed by 14th
> Amendment "people" such as Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Dow, and
> Monsanto.When you get to the process links and read the chemistry there it
> will be:petrochemical plastics.              Bryce Ruddock
>
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