Comments on: Oh dear http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matthew Illsley http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36667 Matthew Illsley Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:02:02 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36667 Tim, an article with references on the myths about Ireland's plastax is here: http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/doc.asp?CID=1106&DID=8390 Tim, an article with references on the myths about Ireland’s plastax is here:

http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/doc.asp?CID=1106&DID=8390

]]> By: Brian, follower of Deornoth http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36662 Brian, follower of Deornoth Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:06:02 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36662 "Now a Waterloo teenager has found a way to make plastic bags degrade faster — in three months, he figures." I'm not convinced this is a good idea. Perhaps I was exposed to 'Mutant 59' at an impressionable age. “Now a Waterloo teenager has found a way to make plastic bags degrade faster — in three months, he figures.”

I’m not convinced this is a good idea. Perhaps I was exposed to ‘Mutant 59′ at an impressionable age.

]]> By: The Great Simpleton http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36658 The Great Simpleton Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:11 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36658 I'm not sure what happened to this process but it seems like we have solved the problem http://news.therecord.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/354044 "Now a Waterloo teenager has found a way to make plastic bags degrade faster -- in three months, he figures. Daniel Burd's project won the top prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa. He came back with a long list of awards, including a $10,000 prize, a $20,000 scholarship, and recognition that he has found a practical way to help the environment." I’m not sure what happened to this process but it seems like we have solved the problem

http://news.therecord.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/354044

“Now a Waterloo teenager has found a way to make plastic bags degrade faster — in three months, he figures.

Daniel Burd’s project won the top prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa. He came back with a long list of awards, including a $10,000 prize, a $20,000 scholarship, and recognition that he has found a practical way to help the environment.”

]]> By: Ian Bennett http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36654 Ian Bennett Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:38:07 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36654 There's a couple of points of interest here. First is that if a tax on carrier bags is justifiable on the grounds that they take n years to degrade (and this is assumed to be BAD), why not zero-rate bags that degrade more quickly, to preferentially encourage their use? Second is that if you buy your groceries from Tesco Online, you can choose whether you get it in carrier bags. I opt for bags, which I then re-use for purposes related to cat hygiene. If carrier bags were banned (or heavily taxed), I would need to buy other bags. There’s a couple of points of interest here. First is that if a tax on carrier bags is justifiable on the grounds that they take n years to degrade (and this is assumed to be BAD), why not zero-rate bags that degrade more quickly, to preferentially encourage their use? Second is that if you buy your groceries from Tesco Online, you can choose whether you get it in carrier bags. I opt for bags, which I then re-use for purposes related to cat hygiene. If carrier bags were banned (or heavily taxed), I would need to buy other bags.

]]> By: Brittski http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36653 Brittski Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:25:23 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36653 Given that my Tesco bags tend to fall apart before i've even reached my car i reckon 1,000 years is a bit of a stretch... Given that my Tesco bags tend to fall apart before i’ve even reached my car i reckon 1,000 years is a bit of a stretch…

]]> By: x http://timworstall.com/2009/11/04/oh-dear-24/comment-page-1/#comment-36647 x Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:01:26 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10844#comment-36647 I always assumed that the "1000 years to biodegrade" figure was true. What are the correct figures, or even better, where can I find them? I always assumed that the “1000 years to biodegrade” figure was true.

What are the correct figures, or even better, where can I find them?

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