Comments on: Potato stronger than plastic

By: Enviroment Kid

Enviroment Kid — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:33:14 +0000

Yea so I am doing a project on clean energy and I think this is genius! I mean metal is good but every once and a while for the cook out, the picnic, ya know. So i really think that if we make like tupperware or other plastic things then we can reduce SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! I really hope one of the presidents will avocate the clean energy…. lets hope so.

By: jake3988

jake3988 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:49:17 +0000

Eliminates the oil. The production, refinining, etc of oil which is horrendous for the environment.

It’s also, I assume, completely biodegradable which eliminates the waste.

2 out of 5 ain’t bad!

By: daretoeatapeach

daretoeatapeach — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:30:32 +0000

I used to get really excited about stuff like this. But I saw articles about this product years ago and their use is still not widespread. As long as most people still think like Jake little will change.
Humus makes a good point. While this product is clearly better than petroleum-based plastic, the Western way of life isn’t sastainable. Aef: there is a difference between sustainable and no-impact. Humans lived sustainably for thousands of years. If you are relying on non-renewable resources (such as oil) for everything from utensils to hospital equipment, eventually they will run out. That’s what it means to be NONRENEWABLE. oil, coal, natural gas, timber are all peaking. Our ultimate goal has to be to change our way of life (wash the fork) but this is a great stop-gap in the meantime.

By: antlegg

antlegg — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:37:33 +0000

Excellent stuff. It scares me how much people consume (including myself). Waste is out of control and we need to think seriously about what we use, how we use it and how we dispose of it. It is up to us as individuals, communities, companies, organisations to tackle this problem.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:22:57 +0000

ever tried using your fingers? Then just wash-up!

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:28:34 +0000

Let’s face it,people in the developed world want too much.Maybe it’s time we started to think about living lives that revolve around what we need and not what we want.Have a look around your house and see how much of the stuff you have you coud live without.Most of it.Do we really want a sustainable planet,environment etc.or do we just want to live as comfortably as we can and let the people of the future worry about the future.When i see stories in the news about developing countries aspiring to build economies and social structures like ours i can’t help thinking that,maybe, we should be ……….
I include myself when i say we.

By: doulamegan

doulamegan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:00:46 +0000

Using edible food we can throw away?! Wow, soon we’ll use food to power our cars too! Maybe we’ll even eat fast food, in our food powered cars, with our food made utensils.
Less landfill, bonus!

By: Kurra

Kurra — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:50:08 +0000

Anyone else agree that $5.90US isn’t cheap for 10 knives, forks and spoons?

And the article said spooks instead of spoons, haha!

By: Olwen

Olwen — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:12:52 +0000

I wonder how long they take to decompose…

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:31:47 +0000

You people need to get real. Complaining about wastefulness of plastic cutlery, only to have someone else complain about taking food out of people’s mouth to make it, only to have someone complain about the ravaging of land that is required to produce the potatoes.

Grow up and see how the world works. There are things we can do to make things better, but there are also always costs involved.