FYI: popcorn makes a really good, edible & biodegradable, packing material.
(the packing pellets made of starch are also a reasonable alternative to
styrofoam packing pellets.)

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Timothy R Barksdale <
timothy.barksdale at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Tweeters,
>
> Agree with Diane. And when I think about it, I do pick up other peoples
> fishing line up here and in places that I visit. I don't hunt or fish so I
> do not personally add to that problem. There are many others which each of
> us contribute to without meaning to.
>
> But my major pet-peeve and consequent discipline is to write each company
> or person to cease and desist the use of styrofoam in any capacity. I also
> take back pellets to UPS. I don't wan't them.
>
> These merciless pills of poison and waste don't break down for thousands
> of years and the form of the pellets for decades upon decades, I suspect
> after one bird dies by ingesting a group or a pellet, then starving to
> death, his body decays leaving the pellet intact for the next victim.
> Imagine one styrofoam pellet gumming up the digestive tract or crop of
> individual birds over 10,000 years.
>
> Next time you get a UPS package with the damned styrofoam - raise hell!
>
> Best in conservation of birds,
>
>
>
> Timothy R Barksdale
> Birdman Productions
> P.O. Box 1124
> 65 Mountain View Dr.
> Choteau, MT 59422
>
> timothy -dot- barksdale -at- gmail -dot- com
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 1:00 PM, tweeters-request at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> wrote:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:18:51 -0800
> From: "Diane W" <diane_weinstein at msn.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Commentary: We all play a role in helping injured
> wildlife
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <BAY180-DS1A0406F6F5D4E3BA6463F8DAC0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Dear Tweeters,
>
> The following commentary appeared in My Edmonds News about a grebe that
> was entangled in fishing line off of the Edmonds pier.
>
> http://myedmondsnews.com/2016/02/commentary-we-all-play-a-role-in-helping-injured-wildlife/
>
> The good news is that Edmonds will soon be implementing a Monofilament
> Fishing Line Recovery and Recycling Program with the remodel of the pier.
>
> In addition, the following cities, counties and agencies have agreed to
> implement the program in designated areas:
>
> Bellevue, Bothell, Bremerton, Chelan County - PUD, Clark County, Des
> Moines, Duvall, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Kenmore, Kent, Jefferson
> County, King County, Kirkland, Lacey, Marysville, Mason County, Mercer
> Island, Monroe, Moses Lake, Mount Vernon, Newcastle, PenMet Parks, Port
> Angeles, Port of Everett, Port of Port Angeles, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish,
> SeaTac, Seattle, Snohomish County, Vancouver, Washington Department of Fish
> and Wildlife, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington State
> Parks and Whatcom County.
>
> We can all help wildlife by picking up and properly disposing of fishing
> line when we see it. It is a hazard to people, pets, and wildlife.
>
> Diane Weinstein
> Issaquah
>
>
>
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