Tag: biodegradable

Maybe Bubba Gump was onto something

"Get in my belly and on my tee!"Lobsters: if they’re not the second most jerks of the sea (number one on the hit list continuing to be dolphins), then they’re certainly built to be. With an armored carapace, large claws made solely for destruction and a dead look in their eyes, the beasts are essentially zombies of the sea.

Or medieval accountants.

The human race has long known the delicious spoils of war against the crustaceans, but no longer will we know just that reward. Thanks to a scientist, we’ll now be able to deal with the arthropods as the Native Americans did with the buffalo.

Well, that is, if the Native Americans ever played golf.

Mmm, mmm! Recycled meat trays!

Great. Just what the world needs-more hippy crap.

Seattle is giving Portland a run for its money when it comes to being the most eco-forward city in the Pacific Northwest. With a ban on Styrofoam in restaurants and grocery stores going into effect on July 1, the city’s Metropolitan Market chain and other businesses have come up with a packaging solution-compostable meat trays made of corn. Made by Illinois-based Pactiv, the tan trays can be used for meat, fish and poultry and then tossed into the compost pile along with other food waste.

Chemist and Pactiv rep Dave Powell says that using the new trays is a boon for Seattle’s green reputation, and that while there is controversy surrounding the use of corn for anything other than food production, his company’s customers want more eco-friendly packaging that will break down. Styrofoam doesn’t.

If they wanted something that breaks down, why didn’t they just get me under pressure? Thank you everyone, I’ll be here all night.