IVIV plastics

[rich]

and all those plastic bags
i've begun using these earth friendly poopie bags for the dogs
can't imagine the number of plastic bags i went thru
also can't imagine why we can't ditch the use here in the states
betcha if we brought our own bags we wouldn't buy so much crap

rich

On 9/29/09, Doug Millison <dougmillison at comcast.net> wrote:
> My understanding is that plastics don't break down, ever, they will
> remain in Earth's geological record forever.  In the ocean, plastic
> refuse is worn into ever-smaller granules, but they don't go away, so
> says  The World Without Us by Alan Weinstein.
>
> On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:35 PM, pynchon-l-digest wrote:
>
>> But plastics are kinda outside the 'natural' processes of entropy, not
>> breaking down unless you want to take a really, really long view of
>> things.
>
>