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>Hello Christine,
>
>We've thought about using biodegradable utensils as well.  How do you
>dispose of them?  Am I right in saying that they require high heat
>composting to actually break down?  Has Santa Cruz adopted curbside compost
>like San Francisco yet?
>
>As a side note: how successful are public recycling bins in museums?  Are
>visitors actually separating out recyclables or just using them as trash
>bins?  And what about water fountains?  Are they just considered too gross
>compared to today's standard of purified water bottles?

Everyone used water fountains up until a few years ago when marketers 
got hold of the idea of "boutique" water.

Why should they be considered gross? People also use public toilets. 
Are there diseases transmitted by water fountains?  Marketers are 
making money on what our municipalities supply for our water use 
fees. Do most people know they are paying twice to drink water that 
is essentially equivalent? Maybe that is a message we should be 
presenting.

Sorry I went off topic. It is something that I think is absurd.


We have a water bottle dispenser in our office area with conical 
paper cups. Fountains elsewhere and of course water for sale in our 
cafeteria. I suspect that if we supplied cups-plastic or paper-they'd 
be all over the place.

Martin

>
>-Eric
>

-- 
Martin Weiss, PhD
Science Interpretation
Consultant,
New York Hall of Science

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