Edible Six Pack Rings

If you have bought cans of beer packed in plastic six-pack rings, you are likely guilty of harming some marine creatures or killing them if they have digested them thinking that they are food.

Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, Florida, has found a solution that will make you comfortable about buying their six-packs.  They have created 100 percent biodegradable and compostable six-pack rings.  To top that up, they are created from the by-products of beer and since beer is made up of barley and wheat, they are completely safe for humans and fish to eat.



So, the next time you buy a six-pack beer from Saltwater Brewery, you may want to consider keeping the rings. You never know if there is a company out there who will buy them off you for fish feed.

See plastic? Akinori Ito sees oil.

I wrote about the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" where a vast quantities of plastic and marine debris have been drawn towards the swirling vortex of ocean currents.

Is anyone doing something about it?  I know that Jose Luis Gutierrez-Garcia is, through Upcycle the Gyres and they are seeking funds to get it moving. 



You heard it right!  They are going to invest in a desk top machine that will turn plastic waste into oil.  Wow!  Is that possible or just an idea to work on?

Take a look at Blest, an invention by Japanese, Akinori Ito, and you will know that this is not a pipe dream.



Good luck, Jose.