Comments on: Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 10 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/09/plastic-challenge-margaret-week-10/ Take the challenge. Collect your plastic waste (both recyclable and non) for one week or more. Then photograph, tally, and post it here. What can we learn about our habits and lifestyles by examining our waste? And what changes can each of us make to leave the planet a little less trashy? Sun, 12 May 2013 02:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/09/plastic-challenge-margaret-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2551 Beth Terry Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:01:28 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1684#comment-2551 The little strip on the Netflix envelope is actually coated with silicone. I contacted Netflix and asked. Now, silicone IS a polymer, but its backbone is silicon rather than carbon. Still, there is some carbon added to it in the polymerization process, which probably comes from fossil fuels. All this to say that silicone is in a weird category and everyone must decide for themselves whether to include it in their plastic tally or not. It’s definitely waste. And as far as I know, it won’t biodegrade. I’m wondering if the backing of stamps is the same material. I’m just nit-picking here!

I’ve had similar experiences mixing hot burners and plastic: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/03/sweet-smell-of-burning-plastic/

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