- Read Moby Dick while gazing at the ocean for two days. Join the Venice Oceanarium for some intense reading from 9 am – 9 pm on Saturday 7/14 and Sunday 7/15 at the breakwater rocks at the end of Windward. [image by Brian]
- Is the Post Office finally trashing Tyvek? USPS tells its vendors it wants recyclable, enviro-friendly packaging for Priority and Express mail.
- Watch Sicko free on Google Video — though I’m not sure how much longer it’ll be up… (via busblog)
- Moss in the City: A website for urban and small-space gardeners, with an email newsletter I just subscribed to (thnx Alicia)
While I am all for recyclables, if whatever the Postal Service chooses to replace Tyvek isn’t as durable and tear-resistant, then it will be a green victory at the expense of reliability.
Love it or hate it, Tyvek simply does not tear easily, and when you have shipped as many items from eBay auctions as I have, you want a package that is both lightweight (to save postage) and will not come apart in transit.
If USPS replaces Tyvek with something less durable, watch a lot of their business go away. And that will mean more frequent postal rate increases …
Comment by Kymberleigh Richards — July 9, 2007 @ 4:31 pm