Basically, the scheme behind polystyrene "peanuts" is:
white = virgin polystyrene and OK
green = recycled and OK
pink = coated for antistatic purposes, avoid like the plague
light blue = coated to make the antistatic for handling only, apparently OK
Avoid the figure-8's, avoid those that look like white/beige small dog turds.
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Good point, Sue. Fortunately, I learned early on to test 'em out. The
figure 8's are usually brutal.
Diana
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:32:18 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:
Todd,
Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as
the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.
Diana
I use them all the time. Be careful. The colored ones do not
play nice. The figure 8 shape tend to collapse and get nasty.
Some nice smooth S shaped ones I got once were the Corn
biodegradable ones that melt when wet. Boy was that a shock.
A friend had saved a whole big bag from "work" and they were all
corn starch.
SuE
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