| Re: Oil Boycott: Non oil based products? |
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Group: misc.consumers · Group Profile
Author: clams_casinoclams_casino Date: Jun 8, 2008 14:43
Bill wrote:
>Seems to me both manufacturers of products and consumers are fed up with
>these high oil prices. I think the manufacturers would like to get away from
>oil based materials if possible. Maybe consumers can help them do this by
>buying non-oil based products when available...
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>So the question: What products can I buy at the store which are not oil
>based nor have oil based packaging? What do I look for?
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Firstly, only about 5%% of oil is used for petrochemicals (plastics,
detergents, pesticides, food preservatives, candle wax, pharmaceuticals,
etc).
Secondly, a lot of plastics as well as fertilizers are made from coal
and natural gas (especially those derived from ethylene, polypropylene,
etc).
Is your goal to avoid products derived from oil or all (man made) carbon
based products?
Acetate & rayon are primarily made from trees. Polyester (fabrics &
plastics) is primarily made using oil-based materials (paraxylene).
Silk & cotton are other natural products, but the dyes & chemicals used
to convert them into colorful fabrics / garments likely have many
oil-based components.
Bottom line - it's unlikely there is much you can do to avoid oil-based
chemicals/ products. It's much more effective to minimize using
oil-based fuels.
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