XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 10/12/2025 10:53 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 10/12/2025 11:40, c186282 wrote:   
   >> On 12/10/25 06:14, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 10/12/2025 1:10 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
      
      
   >>>> This days, I shop with the reusable bag that they told us to   
   >>>> use instead of one use plastic bags. That way, I know how heavy   
   >>>> my bag is getting, so that I can walk back home.   
   >>>>   
   >>> Over the last few weeks, I've noticed the local Supermarket   
   >>> handing out what I can only ASSUME are a new style of single use   
   >>> plastic bags.   
   >>>   
   >>> Maybe a different form of plastic .... which could be   
   >>> recyclable.   
   >>   
   >> Hmmm ... what IS it ? Any idea ?   
   >>   
   >> There are various kinds of 'recyclable' plastics. Some recycle   
   >> better than others. For what's going to be holding kitchen trash   
   >> you want something that decomposes under moisture/UV/fungi after   
   >> maybe a year - but CLEAN decomposition.   
   >>   
   >> They've gotten better at that, but I still have not heard of a   
   >> really 'clean' product that breaks down to   
   >> non-toxics/non-persistents.   
   >>   
   >> Such 'plastics' probably exist, but may be too expensive to   
   >> produce.   
   >>   
   > I think there simply is no great commercial driver to design them   
   >   
   > Better to use paper or cardbaord for packaging Like egg cartons.   
      
   But just think of all those TREES that would have to be cut down to make   
   all that cardboard and paper!!   
      
   Oh!! The poor Planet!! ;-P   
      
   >> 'Green' is not inherently evil - though politics often make it that   
   >> way. If you CAN, easily, do something 'green' then, well, why not   
   >> ?   
   >   
   > There are two 'Greens' One is about reducing undesirable impacts on   
   > the environment (of which COI2 is probably not among their number)   
   > and the other is about guilt tripping you into buying overpriced   
   > dysfunctional crap, and funding pointless academics to increase your   
   > guilt...   
      
   Here in Australia, Boxing Day (Dec 26) is one of the bustiest Shopping   
   Days in the Calendar as many of the Department Stores are trying to get   
   rid of all the stuff they over ordered-in but which nobody brought.   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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