Quick, what's that on the right?
a. charcoal
b. a block of raisins
c. an old beehive
If you answered b, you're correct! It's one of the cool photos over at Zach Kowalczyk's Flickr page. He takes a bunch of food and shoves it in a container and then takes it out, taking a picture of it after it takes the shape of the container it was in. These aren't just pictures of food, they're little works of art.
My favorites are the Ramen noodles and the Jello.
In January, the city of Oakland, California, just across the bay from San Francisco, instituted a tax on businesses that they believed created the most litter in the city. The city council felt that businesses needed to be more socially responsible for their customer's actions, while business owners opposed the measure, saying that packaging is necessary to sell goods - particularly food items - in a safe and sanitary manner.
Now, city businesses have to change the way they package their food, in addition to paying for it, because the city has just banned styrofoam food packaging.
Due to take effect in January, the measure says that all food packaging must be biodegradable when composted with food waste. Supporters of the law point out that 15 percent of the litter collected in storm drains is styrofoam/polystyrene packaging. They gained additional support from the fact that there are 100 other cities, including Portland and neighboring Berkeley, which have similar bans, and San Francisco is expected to join that list later this year.
The city will use fines ranging from $100-$500 to enforce the measure and businesses that still use styrofoam will have have to find another way to keep their food warm.
Making your own candy is not difficult, but there are a few things you need to keep in mind.
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