Comments on: BioBags http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/ a good girl's notebook of her culinary world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brett http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/comment-page-1/#comment-3028 Brett Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:54:35 +0000 http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/#comment-3028 These BioBags are indeed a great product. My local co-op in San Francisco sells them and we use them at my house for our compost, which is collected separately by our garbage company. One warning. Tropical fruit peels (especially papaya) and lemons eat holes through them quickly, so make sure they don't touch the sides of the bags. There's another company that sells biodegradable forks and spoons, too (for picnics, to-go foods, etc.). They look just like plastic, but decompose over time after use. <ul> <li><em>Oooo good tip. My neighborhood store carries the silverware, so it makes sense to me to have them carry this! --McAuliflower</em></li> </ul> These BioBags are indeed a great product. My local co-op in San Francisco sells them and we use them at my house for our compost, which is collected separately by our garbage company. One warning. Tropical fruit peels (especially papaya) and lemons eat holes through them quickly, so make sure they don’t touch the sides of the bags. There’s another company that sells biodegradable forks and spoons, too (for picnics, to-go foods, etc.). They look just like plastic, but decompose over time after use.

  • Oooo good tip. My neighborhood store carries the silverware, so it makes sense to me to have them carry this!

    –McAuliflower

]]> By: ejm http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/comment-page-1/#comment-3019 ejm Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:09:40 +0000 http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/#comment-3019 I remember when biodegradable plastic first came out and it turned out that when it broke down, it was merely leaching little tiny pieces of plastic into the earth. But looking at this, I'm very glad to see improvements have been made. http://www.biogroupusa.com/ Ivonne, I briefly googled about biobag in Toronto and see on "The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention" page that Mountain Equipment Co-op is switching to using them. No idea if our Toronto store has switched yet though (I never take a bag when I go to Mountain Co-op) But I still haven't seen if these bags are available for us to buy in Toronto stores. I definitely like the sound of them though! Thanks for telling us about them, McAuliflower! I remember when biodegradable plastic first came out and it turned out that when it broke down, it was merely leaching little tiny pieces of plastic into the earth.

But looking at this, I’m very glad to see improvements have been made. http://www.biogroupusa.com/

Ivonne, I briefly googled about biobag in Toronto and see on “The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention” page that Mountain Equipment Co-op is switching to using them. No idea if our Toronto store has switched yet though (I never take a bag when I go to Mountain Co-op)

But I still haven’t seen if these bags are available for us to buy in Toronto stores. I definitely like the sound of them though! Thanks for telling us about them, McAuliflower!

]]> By: Ivonne http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Ivonne Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:49:19 +0000 http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/#comment-3014 Those sound like a great idea! Especially here in Toronto where we have recently begun separating our foodstuffs from other garbage for recycling purposes. Thanks for the tip! Those sound like a great idea! Especially here in Toronto where we have recently begun separating our foodstuffs from other garbage for recycling purposes.

Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Amy http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Amy Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:40:11 +0000 http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2006/02/07/biobags/#comment-3013 Really great idea. Thanks for pointing these out! As soon as I can find them I'm buying some. I noticed my organic produce delivery just started using biodegradable plastic bags for the veggies so little by little... Really great idea. Thanks for pointing these out! As soon as I can find them I’m buying some. I noticed my organic produce delivery just started using biodegradable plastic bags for the veggies so little by little…

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