Blog #6

For this blog, I am going to write about an article I just read in Time Magazine. It’s a magazine that is always around my house but I usually never get around to reading it! The article I read is called “The Dish on Green Disposables.” One issue our nation is currently facing is the large amount of waste that we produce. We have a lot of waste- and our nation does not know what to do with it. The article says, “Americans trash an estimated trillion disposable plates and utensils ever year; a single-use plate’s useful life averages only about five minutes.” This number somewhat shocked me, but I already knew of the nations waster problem, not to the extent of a trillion though. One small business is trying to take a bite out of this number. Michael Dwork sparked the idea of biodegradable dishes while spending the summer of 2006 in southern India. Known as Verterra, his dishes biodegrade in 6 weeks and are made without chemicals and waxes. The downside is some of the dishes are expensive. The article says, “dishes are priced at $.75 unless ordered in bulk.” In my opinion I think this business will really take off. There are so many people in our society who are trying to become “eco-friendly,” that it is in my opinion there will be lots of support from our nation. Reading this article made me think of all of the little things people are trying to do to help be eco-friendly.