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Danny Clark, CEO of ENSO Bottles, writes to invite participation in a plastics survey. I encourage your participation.

Glenn,

I hope all has been well.  We are performing some research on how and what consumers think about biodegradable plastics.  The more response from the general public we receive the better the data.

Below is the link to the survey.  If you are interested in posting a link to the survey I can create a collector created just for Green Streets which would redirect the survey takers to a URL of your choosing at the conclusion of the survey as well as customize the Thank You page.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=fktlqEFDW1aNgZgWodfrRA_3d_3d
I would also provide you the survey results data.

Thank you,
Danny Clark
ENSO Bottles, LLC

I came across this piece last night, published by the Raleigh News & Observer which paints a fairly bleak picture for the price of recycled materials in the near term:  

When the economy slows, consumers cut back on purchases, and in turn manufacturers ship fewer products. The demand for used corrugated cardboard, for example, drops. Corrugated cardboard, which is used to make packaging, brings about $25 per ton, one-fifth of the $125 a ton it brought in April.

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With the holiday season barely half over, you and yours may have noticed a sharp uptick in the amount of post consumer waste your household is generating.  You wouldn’t be alone if you had, but it doesn’t have to be all bad.  In recent years, my family has been able to dramatically reduce the amount of waste that we generate at the holidays by opting for reusable gift bags over traditional wrapping paper, opting for gifts with little or no packaging, and making holiday meals mostly from scratch thus keeping can, box and bag waste to a minimum.  But what to do with that old Christmas tree? Read more of this >>

There’s nothing like the holidays for putting the issue of  post consumer waste front and center.  And this raises a question:  wouldn’t it be great if we could take some of that waste and turn it into a valuable resource instead?  That’s the idea behind biodiesel–to take old, worn out frier grease and transform it into an environmentally friendly fuel for our cars and trucks.

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Been wondering how well you and your do at managing trash?  Two friends of Rob Clemens, Aaron and Jesse launched this Trash Project blog., saying:
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