So, I Was Just Wondering...
Rubbish. Negative, yea? Not cool. So, we recycle it yea? Or like, throw it away, put it out for the rubbish truck, take it to the tip - put it into a plastic bag so it can go somewhere to biodegrade (or whatever).But ummm, error. Plastic doesn't biodegrade/rot/etc, so why do we put rubbish into plastic bags? Or do the plastic bags we use ACTUALLY biodegrade and we just don't know it?
Are black plastic bags best because black attracts more heat and therefor the rubbish inside sweats faster from the heat hence dampnifying and moulding and rotting and dying away into whence it came much faster?
What happens once the rubbish has rotted, if its in a plastic bag? Does it just sit in the plastic bag? Cos plastic doesn't biodegrade very well at all, and plastic is a big negative for the environment.
Vital questions. Answers anyone?
posted by TMonkey @ 2/05/2007 04:16:00 PM
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Relevant quotes from Nicole..
"i was just reading ur blog on plastic bags and hav concluded u hav raised some thought provoking questions"
"so after a bit of research i hav discoverd it is estimated that it takes between 500 years and 1000 years for plastic bags to decompose"
Thanks Nicole, amazing stuff!P
Perhaps continuing along the lines of conservation and creating a sustainable future I should post 'Tom Mayo's Green Peace Anti Whaling Campaign'...
to further that point however they havent actually been conducting experiments on plastic bags for 500 years yet so who knows how long it will take the bags to break down...
Maybe we should put rubbish in paper bags? that decomposes faster... Or i think you can get certain kinds of plastic that breaks down faster... very thought provoking questions indead...
Nicole
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