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New pizza box technology

I don't really see how it's so green... You still end up throwing out one pizza box per pizza.

I guess it saves on washing some dishes, but if you're doing a load in the dishwasher anyways, then it doesn't take any extra energy.

The pizza box in half for storage is pretty neat for sure though.
 
I wasn't worried about it being green or not. But easier cleanup, folding to a smaller box, and easily implemented is a win. Though I guess less paper plates, and the box itself can be recycled, leading to minimal waste.
 
A greener option would be to make your own pizza. The energy cost to deliver a pizza is contributing to pollution and climate change.
 
Originally posted by: silverpig
I guess it saves on washing some dishes, but if you're doing a load in the dishwasher anyways, then it doesn't take any extra energy.
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Many people like me won't run the dishwasher until it is full. I don't mind waiting days/weeks until I let it run. That box would save me some dishwasher usage. But not much, as I probably would use plates anyways. Where it would be quite nice is at a party or an office event where plates are always in short supply. I'd much rather use a cardboard slab than try and make a plate out of a napkin like I normally do.

As for the half storage box, I wouldn't use it much. It'll get too dry in the fridge that way for my taste. I'd still perfer a sealed container. But I know many people who would use it (assuming they get it even more simple than the many step proceedure in that video).

Overall, one thumb-up for the product. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I wasn't worried about it being green or not. But easier cleanup, folding to a smaller box, and easily implemented is a win. Though I guess less paper plates, and the box itself can be recycled, leading to minimal waste.
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most pizza boxes can't be recycled,
something to do w. the grease / oil from the pizza on the cardboard and the recycling process, which uses water.

clean parts of the pizza box can still be recycled, the oily greasy parts cannot.
 
Green's the new gay.

/peels out in 5mpg diesel truck while throwing a non-biodegradable big mac container out the window
 
Originally posted by: G Wizard
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I wasn't worried about it being green or not. But easier cleanup, folding to a smaller box, and easily implemented is a win. Though I guess less paper plates, and the box itself can be recycled, leading to minimal waste.
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most pizza boxes can't be recycled,
something to do w. the grease / oil from the pizza on the cardboard and the recycling process, which uses water.

clean parts of the pizza box can still be recycled, the oily greasy parts cannot.
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We put greasy food-messed paper in the green compost bin here. Have a trash bin, a recycling bin, and a compost bin. Clean paper in recycling, pizza boxes and the like in the compost bin.
 
Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha
Originally posted by: BeauJangles
They need to figure out how to recycle pizza boxes. That would be a better invention.
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They have been doing this where I live for at least 5 years now.
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My old roommate used to work at a recycling depot in North Van... He said you still can't recycle pizza boxes.

Same with waxed cardboard. It all goes into this mulcher thing and the grease really gums it all up.
 
That's very clever, and simple at the same time. All the best inventions seem to be obvious, but it takes the right person to see the potential.
 
I've torn up a pizza box to make makeshift plates before, that does have some convenient perforations though.
 
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha
Originally posted by: BeauJangles
They need to figure out how to recycle pizza boxes. That would be a better invention.
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They have been doing this where I live for at least 5 years now.
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My old roommate used to work at a recycling depot in North Van... He said you still can't recycle pizza boxes.

Same with waxed cardboard. It all goes into this mulcher thing and the grease really gums it all up.
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Hmm...well I guess it varies from city to city, but I used to live in Richmond and I know for sure they've been recycling pizza boxes for years now.
 
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