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01 Sep, 2008

A silly “green” movement, IMO

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

I came across this article on CNN.com when I was surfing last week…
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/26/trayless.colleges.ap/index.html
I had to laugh to myself.
I think people are (partially) missing the boat on what it means to be green.
Sure, I get the idea that getting rid of trays in cafeterias is supposed to cut energy and water, even keeping “water-polluting detergents” to a [...]



  • waste-knot: Thanks, RebeccaR! It's a wonder you could even find your wireless adaptor in all that mess. :O Buried on the "Company" page, under "Policies &
  • waste-knot: Well, part of their slogan is "Expect More." Maybe that is what they mean by "more"...more cardboard- so that when the economy gets worse, you will b
  • Ryan Wanger: Not to make this even more complicated, but what about the idea that not having a tray could possibly have the side effect of reduced food consumption

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Companies need to start being held responsible for the amount of packaging they put around their products. Products are shipped in excessively sized boxes full of harmful packaging materials. We need to let these companies know that we are not happy with these practices.

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