Comments on: Plastic wine bottles http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/plastic-wine-bottles/ Food, wine and photography Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Elisabeth Winkler http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/plastic-wine-bottles/#comment-10 Elisabeth Winkler Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:52:32 +0000 http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-10 But plastic is so hard to biodegrade! It's stays around for 500 years - yet is only used once! Hey, Henry, thanks for the pictorial encouragement. The Soil Association's new Facebook page is looking for photos so if there are any you want to share, let me know. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soil-Association/8422578815 But plastic is so hard to biodegrade! It’s stays around for 500 years – yet is only used once! Hey, Henry, thanks for the pictorial encouragement. The Soil Association’s new Facebook page is looking for photos so if there are any you want to share, let me know.

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]]> By: hhoffman http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/plastic-wine-bottles/#comment-9 hhoffman Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:23:44 +0000 http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-9 I would think that when you take into account the energy needed to make the glass and transport its considerable weight, the plastic would end up having less environmental impact despite its petro-chemical ingredients. And if the plastic waste is handled intelligently (as more and more European waste is with separation and recycling schemes) the waste problem should not be so different. Sorry, I still have not got round to doing the tasting! I would think that when you take into account the energy needed to make the glass and transport its considerable weight, the plastic would end up having less environmental impact despite its petro-chemical ingredients. And if the plastic waste is handled intelligently (as more and more European waste is with separation and recycling schemes) the waste problem should not be so different.

Sorry, I still have not got round to doing the tasting!

]]> By: realfoodlover http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/plastic-wine-bottles/#comment-7 realfoodlover Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:37:49 +0000 http://hhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-7 Plastic is undoubtedly convenient but what about the environmental impact? And how did the plastic affect the taste of the wine? Plastic is undoubtedly convenient but what about the environmental impact? And how did the plastic affect the taste of the wine?

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