Extrusion Basics: A Smart Material Management Strategy

On the British Columbia coast, the “fields” of mussels are being “cooked” by record-breaking heat. My first reaction was, “Are they still edible?” It would be a shame to waste them, I thought, and just leave them to rot. You also may have this material-conserving mentality, at least with regard to plastics. Saving and using materials is the subject of this month’s column, but not untiI I remind you (again) that plastic polymers are not biotoxic, even if there are understandable reasons why so many people want/need to believe they are. So how do we make the most of our materials, especially in this time of volatile pricing? Here are some suggestions.