Compostable containers don’t end up where you think they do – The San Francisco Examiner
Compostable containers don’t end up where you think they do – The San Francisco Examiner
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Conium maculatum (Poison Hemlock) – Wikipedia
A short time after ingestion, the alkaloids produce potentially fatal neuromuscular dysfunction due to failure of the respiratory muscles. Acute toxicity, if not lethal, may resolve in spontaneous recovery, provided further exposure is avoided.
The onset of symptoms is similar to that caused by curare, with an ascending muscular paralysis leading to paralysis of the respiratory muscles, causing death from oxygen deprivation. Death can be prevented by artificial ventilation until the effects have worn off 48–72 hours later. For an adult, the ingestion of more than 100mg (0.1 gram) of coniine (about six to eight fresh leaves, or a smaller dose of the seeds or root) may be fatal.
Why is beer not in plastic bottles? | Beer in glass | Packaging
The big game is about to start. You kick back in your arm chair in front of your beloved big-screen TV, put your feet up and pop open a brewski. While you’re waiting for the teams to take the field, you find yourself contemplating one of the great mysteries of our age: Why is your beer not in a plastic bottle?
New efforts to put the genie back in the bottle | Waste Dive
Because PFAS variants are found in a variety of common products, which can end up in landfills when disposed, low concentrations are consistently appearing in leachate as chemicals are released from naturally degrading material. Landfill leachate is collected and treated to remove regulated contaminants, but most wastewater treatment plants do not remove PFAS. Wastewater biosolids are often testing positive for PFAS, prompting changes in their use as a soil amendment, so continued landfilling remains one of the primary options. Additionally, U.S. compost facilities have found PFAS in soil products due to contamination in the material stream. MRFs are also sorting through materials containing PFAS on a daily basis – including paper, plastics and other coated products.
I wonder if Six Mile Waterworks has PFAS in it? I bet that is question that City of Albany hopes is never asked. They really should think about banning PFAS in all uses -- because if you put that chemical in products, it's going to be out there in environment.