TOWER 42
Tower 42 is an initiative that pushes the use of biodegradable products within the coastal zone.
Tower 42 is the San Diego County distributor for www.aquamantra.com, a local water from Palomar Mountain in a Biodegradable bottle. The bottle will biodegrade in the ocean in approximately 240 days. The locally harvested water meets the goals of Slow Foods, Locavore and Sustainability by using products collected within 100 miles of where they are consumed.
If you do bring products to the beach make them reusable or biodegradable. For biodegradable we prefer Bagasse based products over corn or potato based.
Bagasse: Residual Sugarcane Fiber
Bagasse is a biodegradable and compostable disposable tableware that is made from sugarcane fiber leftover after juice extraction. Normally, this residue is burned after pulping, thus creating air pollution. But this sugarcane fiber can be re-used - by being made into disposable products normally made from plastic or virgin paper. The tableware has no plastic or wax lining applied to it and can be used for both hot and cold items. Though, the tableware is soak proof, hot items will cause moisture/precipitation to form at the bottom of the tableware. Still, a far superior alternative to both plastic (non-biodegradable, petroleum derived, pollution causing) and paper (causing the destruction of millions of acres of forests) tableware.
Estimated Composting Times
The rate of biodegration for different biocompostables is dependent upon the composition and thickness of the material as well as composting conditions. Commercial composting facilities grind the materials, turn over the piles and reach high temperatures, thus reducing the amount of time it takes to compost and, is thus, the recommended method for composting these products. Home composting rates are slower and can vary, depending on how frequently the pile is turned over, the moisture and material content and the temperature. |
