Comments on: Eat Your Dinner, then Throw the Dishes in the Garden http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/ A green blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kit http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-663 Kit Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:48:14 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-663 How odd.. the cheap paper plates I buy from walmart compost in about 2 months, too.... I suspect this is just another way to make would-be greenies feel better about wasting just as much as they always have with their disposable lifestyles. How odd.. the cheap paper plates I buy from walmart compost in about 2 months, too….
I suspect this is just another way to make would-be greenies feel better about wasting just as much as they always have with their disposable lifestyles.

]]> By: Paul Smith http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-500 Paul Smith Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:44:51 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-500 @ela, The times they quote are actually longer than they take in industrial settings, meant to represent consumer level, less efficient composting. According to Tom Kimmerer, a Twitter friend of mine who is a PhD in Botany and Forestry http://www.kimmerer.com/about/ who I asked about compostability, said that Palm leaves are particularly well suited for it, and that worms find it quite tasty. And that when not in a composting environment, they are quite durable. If you've ever lived or been to somewhere that there's palm trees and seen fallen leaves, you'd have confirmation of this. Yes, plates made from infinite reuse are better to use in most situations than finite ones such as Verterra, but for events, outdoor happenings, and other occasions where doing dishes is not a ready option, these are among the best for that. <abbr><em>Paul Smiths last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/greensmithconsulting/~3/453237961/green-minimarts-believe-it.html" rel="nofollow">Green Minimarts? Believe It.</a></em></abbr> @ela, The times they quote are actually longer than they take in industrial settings, meant to represent consumer level, less efficient composting. According to Tom Kimmerer, a Twitter friend of mine who is a PhD in Botany and Forestry http://www.kimmerer.com/about/ who I asked about compostability, said that Palm leaves are particularly well suited for it, and that worms find it quite tasty. And that when not in a composting environment, they are quite durable. If you’ve ever lived or been to somewhere that there’s palm trees and seen fallen leaves, you’d have confirmation of this.

Yes, plates made from infinite reuse are better to use in most situations than finite ones such as Verterra, but for events, outdoor happenings, and other occasions where doing dishes is not a ready option, these are among the best for that.

Paul Smiths last blog post..Green Minimarts? Believe It.

]]> By: William Engel http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-319 William Engel Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:25:50 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-319 This is great I'd love to sell these on my site and in the retail outlet I will open next year in Honduras. My website is http://www.evergreenroatan.com and the farm site is http://www.splitzvillefarm.com I will also put up a page about this on my blog: Howtogogreen which can be found on wordpress or by searching google. This is great I’d love to sell these on my site and in the retail outlet I will open next year in Honduras. My website is http://www.evergreenroatan.com and the farm site is http://www.splitzvillefarm.com I will also put up a page about this on my blog: Howtogogreen which can be found on wordpress or by searching google.

]]> By: Me http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-295 Me Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:40:02 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-295 In addition to all the other great comments, these are a wonderful option for parties and events where people would otherwise be throwing away a bunch of plates made from virgin paper or plastic. In addition to all the other great comments, these are a wonderful option for parties and events where people would otherwise be throwing away a bunch of plates made from virgin paper or plastic.

]]> By: Bransby http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-258 Bransby Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:13:34 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-258 For picnics, parties and other occasions where you might need plates that won't be easily broken, these seem like a great idea, but I think it's pretty obvious that the idea of using them day to day in your house is massively environmentally unsound. Most people don't use disposable plates in the house, so to suggest these for every day use it to suggest a move from plates that get re-used time and time again to plates that have a much shorter life span, which is a really bad idea. As Emily says, it's not just about them composting after the event it's about the energy used to manufacture them. It might be a really efficient process as the company rep states, but it's not as efficient as just re-using normal plates over and over again. For picnics, parties and other occasions where you might need plates that won’t be easily broken, these seem like a great idea, but I think it’s pretty obvious that the idea of using them day to day in your house is massively environmentally unsound. Most people don’t use disposable plates in the house, so to suggest these for every day use it to suggest a move from plates that get re-used time and time again to plates that have a much shorter life span, which is a really bad idea. As Emily says, it’s not just about them composting after the event it’s about the energy used to manufacture them. It might be a really efficient process as the company rep states, but it’s not as efficient as just re-using normal plates over and over again.

]]> By: Ela http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-229 Ela Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:36:28 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-229 what a bunch of bs, i'm definitely an environmentalist and am getting a degree in sustainable appropriate technology and i've done a lot of research on biodegradable and compostable products like these, and what they don't tell you is that they'll compost if the temperature is above 140 for numerous weeks, and most people's compost piles don't get that hot, there are only about four places in the whole u.s. that accept residential food scraps and such for composting that get that hot for that long, also they don;t want them because it changes the acidity of the compost. doesn't it seem weird to anyone that they don;t break down in the microwave or oven, but will after 2 months of being outside, i've tested many products like this and they remain the same when under normal air temperature conditions outside for months and months. this is just an excuse for people to waste more stuff that has to be produced and shipped to you, takes away the guilt of throwing things away, when we should just use less stuff. what a bunch of bs, i’m definitely an environmentalist and am getting a degree in sustainable appropriate technology and i’ve done a lot of research on biodegradable and compostable products like these, and what they don’t tell you is that they’ll compost if the temperature is above 140 for numerous weeks, and most people’s compost piles don’t get that hot, there are only about four places in the whole u.s. that accept residential food scraps and such for composting that get that hot for that long, also they don;t want them because it changes the acidity of the compost. doesn’t it seem weird to anyone that they don;t break down in the microwave or oven, but will after 2 months of being outside, i’ve tested many products like this and they remain the same when under normal air temperature conditions outside for months and months. this is just an excuse for people to waste more stuff that has to be produced and shipped to you, takes away the guilt of throwing things away, when we should just use less stuff.

]]> By: csucsok http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-223 csucsok Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:44:50 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-223 what's about "grandma" plates? They can have 50 years or more ;-)) of courses u have to clean them after using them... If we want a clean planet, there are many ideas in the "past"... e what’s about “grandma” plates?
They can have 50 years or more ;-)) of courses u have to clean them after using them…
If we want a clean planet, there are many ideas in the “past”…

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]]> By: web design company http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-216 web design company Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:00:20 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-216 Quite a concept! Quite a concept!

]]> By: Paul Smith http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-210 Paul Smith Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:15:52 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-210 Wow, what a thorough article, thanks! I consult for Verterra, and can answer (or find out) any questions you've got. Emily, you bring up a good point, it is important that more than just one aspect of a product be considered when evaluating how green it is. In the case of Verterra, the leaves are fallen Palm leaves, that would otherwise have been thrown out or even burned. The actually manufacturing process is extremely efficient, and as the CEO likes to say, the factory uses slightly more than his NYC apartment. Karonay, how practical of you! For those of us a with a little less hearty digestive systems, Verterra plates are UV sterilized. Wow, what a thorough article, thanks! I consult for Verterra, and can answer (or find out) any questions you’ve got.

Emily, you bring up a good point, it is important that more than just one aspect of a product be considered when evaluating how green it is. In the case of Verterra, the leaves are fallen Palm leaves, that would otherwise have been thrown out or even burned. The actually manufacturing process is extremely efficient, and as the CEO likes to say, the factory uses slightly more than his NYC apartment.

Karonay, how practical of you! For those of us a with a little less hearty digestive systems, Verterra plates are UV sterilized.

]]> By: WV Green News » Blog Archive » VerTerra Dishware: Doing the Dishes Means Tossing Them Out the Window http://weheartworld.com/green-living/eat-your-dinner-then-throw-the-dishes-in-the-garden/#comment-192 WV Green News » Blog Archive » VerTerra Dishware: Doing the Dishes Means Tossing Them Out the Window Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:08:09 +0000 http://weheartworld.com/?p=332#comment-192 [...] disposable dishes a flip of the wrist — and not into the trash can bound for the landfill. We Heart World has given the VerTerra compostable dishware the thumbs-up approval. We Heart World says: With [...] [...] disposable dishes a flip of the wrist — and not into the trash can bound for the landfill. We Heart World has given the VerTerra compostable dishware the thumbs-up approval. We Heart World says: With [...]

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