On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:39:53 +1300, "st.helier"
> wrote:

>"cwdjrxyz" wrote ...............
>>
>> I wonder if Sicily is the best place for this type of study. Consider
>> Mt. Etna. I would not be surprised if it belches out by far more sulfur
>> compounds in various forms(including sulfur dioxide) than wine
>> production in Sicily does. :-) .>

Well, yeah, but then there's that whole thing of how much global
warming and air pollution is caused by methane gas from cowpies, too.


I think the point he's trying to make is that certain items and
products now contributing to the waste stream don't necessarily have
to, or could be substantially reduced, given proper care and more
environmetally conscious management techniques

>Yes, there are chemical containers and plastic wrap around bottles (all of
>which can be recycled or otherwise disposed of with care and attention) -
>but 10 tonnes is OTT.

How does one dispose of a plastic "cork?" That's got to be one of the
stupidest ideas for wine packaging I've ever seen. Yeah, I know all
the arguments for it (and plenty against it), but the bottom line is
that we'd have millions of those things filling up landfill trenches
if every producer went plastic. My real corks get recycled and
re-used, and if I had a decent parrot to grind them up (hah!) I'd mix
'em into the compost bin.

Similarly, what does one do with styrofoam from wine shippers? (Or
from any other product?) I can only re-use or recycle so much of it.
The rest inevitably goes to the dump because, at least as far as I
know, there's no commonly accepted system for recycling styrofoam.

JJ