I was interested in knowing more about what layers were in the non-recyclable paper cups though Thank you very much!

I wonder what your thoughts on corn-based biodegradable coating. From what I understand, it only degrades under ideal situation – exposure to sun and air and above certain temperature. If it is thrown into the regular trash bag and landfilled, it does not bio-degrade for a long long time. True?

I’ve been using the ecotainer cups for dh (he can’t seem to hold on to a reusable coffee mug for more than a day) and he LOVES them! I also use the corn-based drinking straws for the kids. They both hold up very well and then get tossed in our compost bin. I’ll let you know next spring how they break down.

As always, thanks for all the great info!

here’s another article on the canned foods: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola

I think that the cardboard boxes that produce gets shipped in still are wax coated. Until recently we were using firelogs made from shredding and compressing the empty boxes. They made great firelogs but the company that made them folded so now I am on the lookout for Java Logs.

Oh, one last item. What do you know about Tupperware? They must use some special plastic formulation since the containers don’t have a recycling number on them. I’ve wondered what the characteristics are of the plastic they use as far as the environment is concerned.