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Re: mickjackson post# 13626

Sunday, 05/16/2010 1:19:09 AM

Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:19:09 AM

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According to the EPA In 2007, the United States generated almost 14 million tons of plastics in the MSW stream as containers and packaging, almost 7 million tons as nondurable goods, and about 10 million tons as durable goods. The total amount of plastics in MSW—almost 31 million tons—represented 12.1 percent of total MSW generation in 2007. The amount of plastics generation in MSW has increased from less than 1 percent in 1960 to 12.1 percent in 2007. Plastics are a rapidly growing segment of the MSW stream. The largest category of plastics are found in containers and packaging (e.g., soft drink bottles, lids, shampoo bottles), but they also are found in durable (e.g., appliances, furniture) and nondurable goods (e.g., diapers, trash bags, cups and utensils, medical devices). B GREEN will initially focus on recycling of containers and packaging to make the office waste baskets, and B GREEN hopes to evolve additional products, such as office floor pads for rolling desk chairs, and desk accessories, such as desktop baskets and pen holders.