For my birthday, from one of my friends I received a gift from lush, it smelt amazing and I was taken by surprise when I opened the box to find that my soaps were accompanied by popcorn. For a second I was like why on earth is there popcorn in here, but then it hit me that the popcorn was being used to protect the soaps and was an alternative to polystyrene balls or air filled plastic bags.
This is a really good idea as it decomposes a lot easier than polystyrene or plastic and it can also be used in compost bins making it a lot more eco friendly and it also means something is being put back into the soil and earth . Although this can't replace the vast amount of things which are taken from the earth its a start, every little helps after all.
As good an idea as it is on the other hand its a waste of food. You always get told not to waste your food as there are people in Africa who are starving and would appreciate that food, but I suppose its only a bit of popcorn and it does less damage when it decomposes than the alternative materials would. With this is mind I think popcorn in packaging is the way forward plus its quite exciting when you open your package and find popcorn surrounding it rather than horrible boring polystyrene.
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