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Sun Chips Bag to Lose Its Crunch (article)

By SUZANNE VRANICA Frito-Lay, the snack giant owned by PepsiCo Inc., says it is pulling most of the biodegradable packaging it uses for its Sun Chips snacks, following an outcry from consumers who complained the new bags were too noisy. Touted by Frito-Lay as 100% compostable, the packaging, made from biodegradable plant material, began hitting store shelves in January. Sales of the multigrain snack have since tumbled. PepsiCo has been working on trying to find a quieter version of the packaging since it first introduced the new bags. Frito-Lay is returning to its old, nondegradable packaging, for five of the six Sun Chips flavors. It will continue to use the noisy packaging for its Sun Chips Original brand. It has been working on trying to find a quieter version of…

Oprah Loves Composting…

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/06/19/oprahs-earth-day-compost-bin-can-now-be-yours/ I realize I'm super late, I only just found this article. Now I'm not an Oprah follower, but I understand why most people like her. I've only seen parts of her show just a few times, and she's very likable. However, Oprah doesn't seem likeable to composting. Come on, Oprah...can you just fake it a little better so millions more people will really do it? Man, I wish I had the influence that Oprah did. I also highly recommend checking out the link to Daryl Hannah's $900 worm bin. She's right, it is super sexy.

Looking for loads of green material to compost? Here’s a tip…

In the last week, my compost pile has been near dead as a doornail as I haven't had much food scraps. I've been lazy lately, eating a lot of takeout and going to restaurants instead of making my own food. I think it's the pre-winter blues already kicking in as I put my coat on today for the first time of the year (other than January 1st, nerd). I was thinking about it a bit, as I went out partying all last night till the sun came up. There happened to be a little snack bar at the venue, because we know that partying, dancing and eating health food go hand in hand. They had two huge juicers, just churning out the waste that I so needed. I asked the…