The case of the wilting spoon
Ah, the weight of authority - do we go with the compostable corn cutlery or the oil and gas cutlery?
"For years, the Capitol’s utensils, plates and cups were made of disposable foam and plastic. But that changed when Democrats took over the House in 2007. As part of a larger program to 'Green the Capitol,' they decreed that the cutlery should be composted along with the food.
"For years, the Capitol’s utensils, plates and cups were made of disposable foam and plastic. But that changed when Democrats took over the House in 2007. As part of a larger program to 'Green the Capitol,' they decreed that the cutlery should be composted along with the food.
The utensils felt like plastic, but they actually were made from a derivative of corn. The plates were paper. The hot-food containers were made from sugar cane. After use, all of it was mashed into a wet pulp, then trucked 61 miles to Carroll County, Md.
There, it slowly turned to compost over six to eight months and was sold."
Read on at The Columbus Dispatch.
Posted by Cultural Offering at 3/7/2011 7:01 AM 
Categories: Food, Government, Republicans, Environmentalism, Democrats
Categories: Food, Government, Republicans, Environmentalism, Democrats
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