Jude wrote:

> Sheldon wrote:
>
>>Jude wrote:
>>
>>>Anyway, this does not answer the original question. Why is foil worse
>>>for the environment than a petrolium-based plastic product?
>>
>>Actually aluminum foil is more a petroleum based product than plastic
>>wrap. Aluminum doesn't just grow on trees... requires a lot of energy
>>to make aluminun, from mining bauxite, to smelting, to milling the
>>finished product, a lot of fossil fuel is consumed. But aluminum
>>really doesn't pollute, it's very biodegradable...and aluminum is one
>>of the most common elements on the planet anyway, just doesn't
>>naturally occur in it's shiny metalic state.
>
>
> So, where do you stand on which is better?
>
> I was going with foil for the reasons you stated - it's a common
> element and it's biodegradable.


Aluminum biodegradable? I think not.

Peter