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Freshly Green #49: Organic Termite Control

Posted Sun, 21 Dec 2008

This week, Greg and Amy talk with Don Callaway of Arizona Organic Pest and Termite Control about natural and organic methods of controlling pests inside and outside your home or business.

 
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Helpful HintsBiodegradable ‘Plastic’ Bottles

Posted by Dave on Friday, 17 Oct 2008

From Earth Renewable Technologies comes the EarthBottle.

The EarthBottle is made from polylactic acid, which is basically a starch and sugar blend made from, in this instance, corn. It’s then blended with other plant-based materials such as flax or cotton that make the bottle sturdier and less permeable. Add a few anti-microbial properties and you have a container that that’s molded in a variety of sizes and colors, just like plastic.

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One Response to “Biodegradable ‘Plastic’ Bottles”
  1. Max Says:

    We agree that plastic bottle pollution is a growing problem. More than 150 billion water bottles are produced each year and that’s not counting soft drinks, sports drink, tea, etc. The problem is that only 20 – 30 percent is being recycled and the rest are ending up in our oceans, streams, lakes and landfills. We knew something needed to be done…..and quick. We felt that a realistic approach toward solving this problem would be to develop a plastic bottle that would biodegrade, leaving behind harmless biogases and humus.
    We looked at PLA (Corn based plastics) as a solution but decided against that because we feel that food grains should be used for food. Using food grain or land that should be used for food to make our fuels and plastics wasn’t a good idea. Additionally, PLA results in the use of more pesticides, genetically altered corn, depleted soils, and higher food prices.
    We looked at the oxo-degradable plastics, the kind that break down into smaller and smaller pieces until they are invisible to the eye…they don’t go away, they just get smaller. We didn’t think that was a good idea either.
    We decided that PET plastic, the kind we currently use for water and soft drinks would be a better choice if it could be made less harmful for our environment.
    It’s been a lot of work but we just announced our logo program for the world’s first truly biodegradable plastic bottle. We just introduced our logo program so that consumers will be able to identify our bottles and chose a product that will be better for us and future generations.

    ENSO Bottles will biodegrade, into biogases and humus. It’s not the final answer, but it is a big step in the right direction.

    Look for the ENSO logo and make a choice for “Bottles for a Healthier Earth.”


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