"Boadicea", MIDI
My thoughts on Plastic Milk Jugs to replace Lumber
�����Trees for lumber cannot grow fast enough to meet demand. A large percentage of people, who harvest this lumber for a living, will envariably have to re-train for a new job in their future.
�����As you are reading this, there are several companies who are producing deck-grade boards and other common sizes like 2X4's etc...that are made from recycled milk jugs. What a wonderful idea!
They solve 5 problems all at once!!
1. There's less plastic going into landfills.
2. There's fewer trees being cut, giving them more time to grow between harvests.
3. The product is rot-proof and decay-resistant. And requires minimal maintainence.
4. It gives several people a job. Someone to sort the jugs, several people to make the product.
5. Idealy, it will be reducing a high percentage of destructive logging practices.
There are 2 main problems.
1. The product is too expensive. Current prices average $30.00+ for a single 12ft, 2X4! compared to actual wood at $1.40.� That is absurd!
This should not be, considering the vast quantity of jugs which are not, but should be, being collected for recycling. They should hire someone to sort them - job security.
2. Too few companies are making them. It's just simply easier to find wood to use.
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