Comments on: Inspiring Change One Person at a Time http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/ Discussing the people, ideas, and companies that redefine capitalism and inspire positive change Tue, 22 May 2012 18:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Heidi Tolliver-Nigro http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11218 Heidi Tolliver-Nigro Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:22:20 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-11218 Russ, SunChips bags are made of three layers (see link to original post). It is only the outer, printable layer that is compostable. So it's a step in the right direction, but because the other two layers are noncompostable and cannot be sorted out, the end result is that the bag itself is not compostable at all. Ironic, isn't it? Once the company figures out how to get the other two layers compostable, then the bag can actually avoid the landfill. Until then, it's just good marketing. Vince, if the edible bags taste anything like the edible chips, I'm all for it! — Heidi Russ, SunChips bags are made of three layers (see link to original post). It is only the outer, printable layer that is compostable. So it’s a step in the right direction, but because the other two layers are noncompostable and cannot be sorted out, the end result is that the bag itself is not compostable at all. Ironic, isn’t it? Once the company figures out how to get the other two layers compostable, then the bag can actually avoid the landfill. Until then, it’s just good marketing.

Vince, if the edible bags taste anything like the edible chips, I’m all for it!

— Heidi

]]> By: Heidi Tolliver-Nigro http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-38044 Heidi Tolliver-Nigro Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:22:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-38044 Russ, SunChips bags are made of three layers (see link to original post). It is only the outer, printable layer that is compostable. So it's a step in the right direction, but because the other two layers are noncompostable and cannot be sorted out, the end result is that the bag itself is not compostable at all. Ironic, isn't it? Once the company figures out how to get the other two layers compostable, then the bag can actually avoid the landfill. Until then, it's just good marketing. Vince, if the edible bags taste anything like the edible chips, I'm all for it! — Heidi Russ, SunChips bags are made of three layers (see link to original post). It is only the outer, printable layer that is compostable. So it’s a step in the right direction, but because the other two layers are noncompostable and cannot be sorted out, the end result is that the bag itself is not compostable at all. Ironic, isn’t it? Once the company figures out how to get the other two layers compostable, then the bag can actually avoid the landfill. Until then, it’s just good marketing.

Vince, if the edible bags taste anything like the edible chips, I’m all for it!

— Heidi

]]> By: Vince Herbst http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11198 Vince Herbst Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:43:32 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-11198 Admirable effort from these guys for sure. How far are we from edible bags? Admirable effort from these guys for sure. How far are we from edible bags?

]]> By: Vince Herbst http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-38043 Vince Herbst Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-38043 Admirable effort from these guys for sure. How far are we from edible bags? Admirable effort from these guys for sure. How far are we from edible bags?

]]> By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11171 russ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:40:44 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-11171 Actually the company claims that under ideal conditions their bags are 100% compostable I believe. Actually the company claims that under ideal conditions their bags are 100% compostable I believe.

]]> By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-38042 russ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-38042 Actually the company claims that under ideal conditions their bags are 100% compostable I believe. Actually the company claims that under ideal conditions their bags are 100% compostable I believe.

]]> By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11170 russ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:22 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-11170 I don't understand the 1/3 compostable. Does that mean that 1/3 goes away in the compost pile while the other 2/3 remains to be sorted out? I don’t understand the 1/3 compostable. Does that mean that 1/3 goes away in the compost pile while the other 2/3 remains to be sorted out?

]]> By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/07/03/inspiring-change-one-person-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-38041 russ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1541#comment-38041 I don't understand the 1/3 compostable. Does that mean that 1/3 goes away in the compost pile while the other 2/3 remains to be sorted out? I don’t understand the 1/3 compostable. Does that mean that 1/3 goes away in the compost pile while the other 2/3 remains to be sorted out?

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