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hello, I appreciate the thoughtful discussion on this topic. In addition to this discussion, there are plenty of folks in Government and the Eco-movement, not just talking but forming policy and shaping the debate, perhaps even in your own town. Participate, and more importantly understand what the unique sustainability issues are for your area. Here in SoCal, plastics ending up in the ocean, killing animals and feeding the Gyre, are the concerns. Accordingly, how plastics impact a marine environment should be your focus. Are bio-plastic better, will they be better? Don't know, but existing plastic is "Carbon Neutral," because it does not break down, it does not release release additional gas. Santa Monica is one of the first Cities to release the LUCE (Land Use Circulation Element) it is a doorstop size document on how compliance with AB32 on GHG reductions will be achieved. Use this to your advantage. As a domestic manufacturer of flexible packaging, we also source our films from domestic sources, or as I like to say "terrorist free resin." Fact, most domestic resin feedstock are from Natural Gas, not oil. The Ethelyene is a by product in the production of Propane, so we can either "burn it" or make it into Plastic. Considering that many Cities are going to propane powered buses, we are creating usages for waste. Also, what does the "Carbon Footprint" look like when both the packaging materials and feed-stocks are from overseas? This does not help with the reduction of GHG, and goes against the "buy locally" idea behind many sustainability goals. These discussions we are having, need to be more in the public arena, with our family members, children, neighbors, elected officials, even with the forces that hate us. The Eco-fascist crowd is doing just that, and claiming that the evil American Chemistry Council and Big Oil is responsible for all the evils of packaging. Is that you? Probably not, but until there are people like you out there talking about packaging, what is there to counter these claims?

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