We Shall See

One thing that has bugged me about Trader Joe's is the over-packaging. It seemed like every quartet of apples required a polystyrene clamshell. While I still would prefer less packaging in general, I am encouraged by their recent move to a "compostable" container. Not many folks will take advantage of this, methinks. But hey, at least they're responding to green market demands.

I'm skeptical to say the least, having gotten started lo-those-many-years-ago by tilting at windmills when SPI first established the PCCS (now RICS) labeling system while only milk jugs and soda bottles were recyclable, even those in only one out of about ten towns.

The manufacturer's website doesn't identify this particular product although I doubt quite seriously it's palm-derivative like their others. It's polylactide (PLA). Given that ADM controls everything that you or I eat, drink, wear or touch, I'm confident it is a corn product.

I know, the first part of that last sentence is rather understated; the list of verbs could go on and on and on...

Pictures of the composting project are below the fold. I'll provide updates over time on how our little container behaves. It fractured easily and repeatedly, quite unlike polystyrene. Yes. I take this post as a gratuitous opportunity to show off yet another beautiful Froz Goboan compost pile. It's my blog and I can do that. You're welcome. Bask in my brilliance.