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Now those plastic veggie bags may be on the way out, too. Oregon's Stahlbush Island Farms announced today (on Earth Day, of course!) that they are replacing the standard plastic frozen-food bag with a new, 100-percent biodegradable version. Working with Cadillac Products Packaging Company, which has a twenty-year history of creating sustainable packaging, Stahlbush has developed what they call "the first of its kind" biodegradable bag for its frozen fruits and vegetables.
The BioBag (as they are calling it) is made in part with brown kraft paper and water-based ink, and is designed to decompose in months rather than centuries. Of course, regular paper decomposes even more quickly, but doesn't provide the shelf life to frozen foods that polyethylene does. According to the Stahlburg press release, the BioBag's shelf life rivals conventional frozen-food packaging.
Will other companies follow this green example? Stahlburg and Cadillac Products have stated that they are willing to "share their experiences and innovative practices" with other food purveyors. If that's the case, maybe our collective carbon footprint will get that much smaller.
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4-22-2010 @7:00PM Rt said... I have a question, if one of you young, eager, types wants to investigate.
I recycle my frozen vegetable plastic bags with the plastic shopping bags. I also toss the plastic bags the newspapers come in into the lot.
I know there are different formulations of plastic, and some recycle better than others, but when it comes to bags does it matter?
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