tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post3095829407632545307..comments2023-10-31T07:14:05.264-04:00Comments on The Scientist Gardener: Biodegradable = ScamMatt DiLeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-20300995044807031522009-12-02T17:30:14.068-05:002009-12-02T17:30:14.068-05:00@ Doc Almond
I certainly do! speaking of which, is...@ Doc Almond<br />I certainly do! speaking of which, is it too late for me to get a bacon tour tshirt?Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-34662565442862461472009-12-02T12:10:19.805-05:002009-12-02T12:10:19.805-05:00Don't worry Mat - Landfills will soon be mined...Don't worry Mat - Landfills will soon be mined for their resources - (Remember that late night discussion...)<br />Besides landfills create Methane which is a wonderful greenhouse gas. I am sure recapture systems will become more widely used and we will have another source of energy for the consumer.The Almond Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363637176088915037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-12830041475808718732009-12-01T22:15:32.128-05:002009-12-01T22:15:32.128-05:00i know of at least one fast food place that lets y...i know of at least one fast food place that lets you sort your garbage into a composting bin that is then sent to a commercial composter. i've been to a grocery store that does that as well. seems like a real solution to the problem, and very easy to implement. <br /><br />also, increasing the composting rate of the PLA might just be a technical challenge that could be overcome in decade or two.eeldiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241215073913298993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-34186882688313408022009-12-01T17:43:35.472-05:002009-12-01T17:43:35.472-05:00thanks for the detailed info, Leslie!thanks for the detailed info, Leslie!Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-20902200867867665982009-12-01T17:11:19.740-05:002009-12-01T17:11:19.740-05:00Save yourself the time on the experiment- it was d...Save yourself the time on the experiment- it was done by a group who wrote the article "Corn Plastics to the Rescue", Smithsonian Magazine,Aug. 2006. A guy put a plate in his backyard compost for 6 months. It did not change one iota. These PLA plates are certified ASTM 6400 which means they will compost in commercial and municipal composts that have higher heat and more moisture than a backyard compost.The kicker? There are only 88 of them in the entire US. And the "Big Lie", as I call it, is that PLA uses more fossil fuels than normal plastic. They hide this with buying energy credits. But there are plastic products that are landfill biodegradable. Look for certification ASTM 5511. They have the ability to biodegrade anaerobically in a landfill. As mentioned above, landfills are airless. So you have to have something that will biodegrade without oxygen.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760685622076522533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-23042979454194641002009-12-01T00:47:30.523-05:002009-12-01T00:47:30.523-05:00Thank you for this! I've been convinced of thi...Thank you for this! I've been convinced of this for a while now. Not to mention using FOOD for things other than food. Like disposable plates and fuel. Ouch!Mama K'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640778214293362678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-70395693585187144082009-11-30T19:43:01.174-05:002009-11-30T19:43:01.174-05:00a great idea! unfortunately, I live in an apartmen...a great idea! unfortunately, I live in an apartment at the moment...<br /><br />if you try it, let me know how it turns out!Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710169082937042837.post-48921047936838216162009-11-30T19:40:39.376-05:002009-11-30T19:40:39.376-05:00I think you should get a hold of a couple of these...I think you should get a hold of a couple of these biodegradable plates and throw them in your compost heap and see what happens. Heck, maybe I will. I don't normally go in for dispossable stuff, but I might have to make an exception for this experiment.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806422800093554729noreply@blogger.com