tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post3091860593123031172..comments2008-07-31T08:00:31.362-07:00Annanoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post-52120991279794382222008-07-30T17:32:00.000-07:002008-07-30T17:32:00.000-07:00This is really cool. I can appreciate anything about boats, sailing, fishing (even though I'm a veterinarian) because I live in Gloucester Mass. and my grandfather and all my great uncles from here where involved in the fishing industry and used to take me out on boats all the time. So anyways ya I think your whole blog is pretty cooleast coast mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10133295554748344951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post-52819520341948847982008-07-30T09:25:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:25:00.000-07:00nice wowمنتدياتhttp://www.klam-bnat.com/vb/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post-55697667959684515342008-07-29T18:43:00.000-07:002008-07-29T18:43:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the halfway mark!! This is a great blog, and better project. I am a homeschooling mom, eager to share this with my kids tomorrow!! Thanks :)Kathiehttp://uslearningathome.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post-14053876322475988492008-07-29T15:53:00.000-07:002008-07-29T15:53:00.000-07:00I noticed in the blog that someone referred to the resin code (the number that appears on many plastic containers inside the chasing arrows symbol) as a "recycling code." This is a common misconception. It is a resin code, not a recycling code. It does not mean that the container can be recycled.<BR/><BR/>In fact, environmental groups sued industry over the use of the recycling symbol on plastic. There is much controversy over what actually happens to plastic tossed into the recycling bin. We know that there is a good infrastructure for downcycyling #1 (PET) and #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene) bottles. Notice that the word is down-cycle rather than re-cycle...it can't be made back into a food contact surface because of FDA rules. It has to be made into a "less demanding product application." <BR/><BR/>There is not a strong market in the US for other post-consumer plastics, although some niche markets exist (such as Stoneyfield Farms yogurt containers being made into Preserve toothbrush and razor handles). Some creative people can make reusable bags from plastic containers, hats from plastic shopping bags...even rafts from plastic bottles!<BR/><BR/>"Recycling" only diverts about 3-5% of plastic in the US from the landfills, and that only temporarily. <BR/><BR/>The language we use about the plastic waste stream makes a huge difference in public perceptions. Let's be accurate.Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535347391805913280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467181064012642969.post-9965884691051497572008-07-29T15:51:00.000-07:002008-07-29T15:51:00.000-07:00Wow. This is possible the coolest public statement that I have ever seen/read. I will definitely be writing about and linking you at TheDailyBonus.comTheDailyBonus.comthedailybonus.comnoreply@blogger.com