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To: Publius6961

Well, then, Snopes me out. While it may not entirely be styro, I know I've heard over 50% is packing materials.


13 posted on 03/08/2006 8:58:48 PM PST by djf (I'm not Islamophobic. But I am bombophobic! If that's the same, freakin deal with it!)
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"By weight, plastics make up about 11 percent of America’s municipal solid waste. In comparison, paper makes up about 36 percent.

Of course, plastics are generally very lightweight. When plastics are buried in a landfill, they occupy about 25 percent of the space." (EIA Kid's website)


17 posted on 03/08/2006 9:23:06 PM PST by endthematrix (None dare call it ISLAMOFACISM!)
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To: djf
Well, then, Snopes me out. While it may not entirely be styro, I know I've heard over 50% is packing materials.

It's likely newsprint, the packing material for the continuous stream of BS the lefties are constanly trying to pawn off as fact.

25 posted on 03/08/2006 10:30:13 PM PST by Denver Ditdat (Melting solder since 1975)
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