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BES-PAK PHOTODEGRADABLE TRASH BAGS Bes-Pak and Co., Inc.

Montgomery, Ala. 36109

Chemical additives, Plastic , and waste all rate right at the bottom of our "favorite things" list. But-by taking one of the first (polygrade) ... and adding It to the second (in the form of plastic trash bags) ... you end up with a better solution to the third. A photodegradable trash bag.

Photodegradable simply means that a chemical additive (polygrade) In the plastic is activated by the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Then-usually within a few weeks or months-depending on climatic conditions and length of exposure, the plastic will break down Into harmless natural elements. And this occurs even If the bag is buried in a landfill. Kinds like banana peels, clam shells, and other examples of nature's own biodegradable containers.

An estimated five billion large trash bags were used by the American consumer In 1976. Of these, approximately 16 percent were Incinerated, five percent recycled, and the remainder-yes, that comes to some four billion plastic sacks-ended up at sanitary landfills, In open dumps, and/or littering the countryside.

These numbers, plus the fact that many communities now require the use of plastic bags for trash pickup anyway, point up the need for a product like the BES-PAK PHOTODEGRADABLE TRASH BAG. The sacks cost about ton cents apiece, and have a stable shelf life. (In other words, If you buy a box, they won't do a disappearing act In your kitchen cabinets.)

Nope. This ain't the perfect solution to a problem that's rapidly getting out of hand. But It most certainly does appear to be a noteworthy stop In the right direction. -RH.

HORTICULTURE
125 Garden St.
Marion, Ohio 43302
(for subscriptions)

It'd be nice to be able to say that the Incredibly beautiful full-page color photograph (portrait may be more appropriate) of a solitary "Peace" rose In the January 1978 Issue of HORTICULTURE was.alone. Impressive enough to warrant subscribing to this extremely Informative monthly publication of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

To do so, however (and not that it Isn't true, value would dilute the overall scope and of the magazine. This publication very definitely Is not a collection of "stereotypically exquisite" photos of various roses, orchids, violets, and other "silver-haired ladies' species of flora" coupled with the usual highbrow articles on how to keep your pewter pots polished.