August 6, 2012

EcoCradle: Can mushroom packaging be the new wave for green purchasing?




EcoCradle: Can mushroom packaging be the new wave for green purchasing?

My morning rush hour begins with a cup of delicious coffee... from a coffee house. Its Styrofoam cup is light, durable, and it keeps my coffee hot, for a long time. That coffee brings a smile to my face, and after tossing the empty cup in the recycling bin, I think Mother Earth will be okay, because the cup should be recycled.

Will it be recycled?

An online purchase arrives on my door step. It's sealed and protected in Styrofoam. As I trudge to the recycle bin yet again, I wonder about Styrofoam and about its recyclability.

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