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NV Whino

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2. My local hospital uses corn-based containers

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 02:25 PM

Dec 2012

Fully biodegradable and recyclable. The only problems are the soup containers and spoons for soup and hot coffee. You have to eat really fast or your container/utensil melts.

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San Jose to target foam takeout boxes after plastic bag ban success [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

I don't believe the LA ban has started yet. There are still plastic bags everywhere in the stores. robinlynne Dec 2012 #1

It was going to be approx. 18 months, for the "ban" to begin in Los Angeles. SoapBox Dec 2012 #5

they are all over our environment. go to any urban river and you will see plastics and bags CreekDog Dec 2012 #6

It will b fine. We will all learn to always ahve reusable bags, as the rest of the world has done robinlynne Dec 2012 #9

there is just so much wrong with your attitude PaulaFarrell Dec 2012 #10

In the SF Bay Area silhouete2 Dec 2012 #7

My local hospital uses corn-based containers NV Whino Dec 2012 #2

These efforts could save a lot of tax money and make our JDPriestly Dec 2012 #3

Sounds like San Jose is just catching up with San Francisco adieu Dec 2012 #4

I'm finding this kind of weird. Cleita Dec 2012 #8

there are alterntives to polystyrene which at least biodegrade PaulaFarrell Dec 2012 #11

Good... and-justice-for-all Dec 2012 #12