The McKenzie's Blog... » Eco http://www.uk-experience.com Our life in the UK... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:17:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dissolving the plastic bag problem http://www.uk-experience.com/2008/06/11/dissolving-the-plastic-bag-problem/ http://www.uk-experience.com/2008/06/11/dissolving-the-plastic-bag-problem/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:57:11 +0000 rob http://www.uk-experience.com/2008/06/11/dissolving-the-plastic-bag-problem/ The Register has a story today about a Canadian bloke named Daniel Burd.  He’s discovered how to dissolve plastic bags in around 3 months.  Take his magic “goo”, a bucket and plastic carrier bags, mix and watch the microbes go to work and get rid of all those bags. 

Dissolving the plastic bag problem | The Register

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BBC NEWS | UK | Biologists call for balloon ban

As cool as big balloon releases look, I have to agree with these guys.  I think it’s a bad idea.  Not to mention the general environmental impact all this rubbish will have.  Which is something else I’ve started to become a lot more conscience about recently. 

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