oh, that will be helpful...disposable razors last longer

[Guest guest]

It sounds like a bad movie. Wait, it IS a bad movie. A bad DVD, to

be precise -- at least from an environmental standpoint. A division

of Walt Disney this August will begin selling DVDs that self-destruct

after 48 hours, dubbed EZ-Ds. After an EZ-D's plastic packaging is

opened and it's exposed to oxygen, the disk plays perfectly for 48

hours; then a chemical reaction makes it unreadable and consumers can

toss it in the trash. Environmentalists are not impressed. "It's

unintelligent and illogical to take a durable, reusable product like

a DVD and turn it into a product that becomes waste in 48 hours,"

said David Wood of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Flexplay, the

company that manufactures the disks, says buyers could mail the old

EZ-Ds off to a company that recycles DVDs. But enviros point out

that the target market for EZ-Ds seems to be the supremely lazy,

folks who are not likely to take any extra effort to ensure the disks

get recycled.

 

straight to the source: Wired News, Katie Dean, 21 May 2003

<http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1155>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/24/03 1:16:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, veggietart writes:

 

I read about that, too. We have become the ultimate disposable culture.

Great. Just fricking great!

 

 

why not..we have disposable democracy!!!

bwahahahahahahaha...

New and Umproved Democracy, (patent pending)

Brought to you by FoxnewsChevronTexacoHaliburtonCarlyleBechtelMonsanto

no need to waste precious time in your busy unemployed world, just take it thru the media, toss it in the Supreme court, a voila', instant sucess...

We now return you to hordes of commercials....

wait..i said voila'...egads...i should have instant freedom...can't use french terms..that would be bad

*wanders away to eat victory cabbage and freedom fries*

[Guest guest]

I read about that, too. We have become the ultimate disposable culture.

Great. Just fricking great!

 

Danielle

 

 

" This is your American dream

Everything is simple in the white and the black

You will never need to see the grey anymore

You will never have to be afraid. " --Everclear

 

 

 

 

 

----Original Message Follows----

EBbrewpunx

 

homesteadcafe , TFHB ,

 

oh, that will be helpful...disposable razors last

longer

Sat, 24 May 2003 12:13:59 EDT

 

 

It sounds like a bad movie. Wait, it IS a bad movie. A bad DVD, to

be precise -- at least from an environmental standpoint. A division

of Walt Disney this August will begin selling DVDs that self-destruct

after 48 hours, dubbed EZ-Ds. After an EZ-D's plastic packaging is

opened and it's exposed to oxygen, the disk plays perfectly for 48

hours; then a chemical reaction makes it unreadable and consumers can

toss it in the trash. Environmentalists are not impressed. " It's

unintelligent and illogical to take a durable, reusable product like

a DVD and turn it into a product that becomes waste in 48 hours, "

said David Wood of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Flexplay, the

company that manufactures the disks, says buyers could mail the old

EZ-Ds off to a company that recycles DVDs. But enviros point out

that the target market for EZ-Ds seems to be the supremely lazy,

folks who are not likely to take any extra effort to ensure the disks

get recycled.

 

straight to the source: Wired News, Katie Dean, 21 May 2003

<http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1155>

 

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[Guest guest]

-I'm confused...why would they want DVDs to degrade? Just to get us

to buy more? HUH? Gotta read this one...

-- In , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote:

>

> It sounds like a bad movie. Wait, it IS a bad movie. A bad DVD, to

> be precise -- at least from an environmental standpoint. A

division

> of Walt Disney this August will begin selling DVDs that self-

destruct

> after 48 hours, dubbed EZ-Ds. After an EZ-D's plastic packaging is

> opened and it's exposed to oxygen, the disk plays perfectly for 48

> hours; then a chemical reaction makes it unreadable and consumers

can

> toss it in the trash. Environmentalists are not impressed. " It's

> unintelligent and illogical to take a durable, reusable product

like

> a DVD and turn it into a product that becomes waste in 48 hours, "

> said David Wood of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Flexplay, the

> company that manufactures the disks, says buyers could mail the

old

> EZ-Ds off to a company that recycles DVDs. But enviros point out

> that the target market for EZ-Ds seems to be the supremely lazy,

> folks who are not likely to take any extra effort to ensure the

disks

> get recycled.

>

> straight to the source: Wired News, Katie Dean, 21 May 2003

> <http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1155>

[Guest guest]

I'd assume it would be for demonstration or rental purposes

 

Dave

 

----

 

 

24 May 2003 22:15:46

 

Re: oh, that will be helpful...disposable razors last

longer

 

-I'm confused...why would they want DVDs to degrade? Just to get us

to buy more? HUH? Gotta read this one...

-- In , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote:

>

> It sounds like a bad movie. Wait, it IS a bad movie. A bad DVD, to

> be precise -- at least from an environmental standpoint. A

division

> of Walt Disney this August will begin selling DVDs that self-

destruct

> after 48 hours, dubbed EZ-Ds. After an EZ-D's plastic packaging is

> opened and it's exposed to oxygen, the disk plays perfectly for 48

> hours; then a chemical reaction makes it unreadable and consumers

can

> toss it in the trash. Environmentalists are not impressed. " It's

> unintelligent and illogical to take a durable, reusable product

like

> a DVD and turn it into a product that becomes waste in 48 hours, "

> said David Wood of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Flexplay, the

> company that manufactures the disks, says buyers could mail the

old

> EZ-Ds off to a company that recycles DVDs. But enviros point out

> that the target market for EZ-Ds seems to be the supremely lazy,

> folks who are not likely to take any extra effort to ensure the

disks

> get recycled.

>

> straight to the source: Wired News, Katie Dean, 21 May 2003

> <http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1155>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Was the " Umproved " a typo or a deliberate misspelling?

 

Danielle

 

 

 

" This is your American dream

Everything is simple in the white and the black

You will never need to see the grey anymore

You will never have to be afraid. " --Everclear

 

 

 

 

 

----Original Message Follows----

EBbrewpunx

 

 

Re: oh, that will be helpful...disposable razors last

longer

Sat, 24 May 2003 16:36:44 EDT

 

In a message dated 5/24/03 1:16:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

veggietart writes:

>

> I read about that, too. We have become the ultimate disposable culture.

> Great. Just fricking great!

>

 

why not..we have disposable democracy!!!

bwahahahahahahaha...

New and Umproved Democracy, (patent pending)

Brought to you by FoxnewsChevronTexacoHaliburtonCarlyleBechtelMonsanto

no need to waste precious time in your busy unemployed world, just take it

thru the media, toss it in the Supreme court, a voila', instant sucess...

We now return you to hordes of commercials....

wait..i said voila'...egads...i should have instant freedom...can't use

french terms..that would be bad

*wanders away to eat victory cabbage and freedom fries*

 

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[Guest guest]

I think it's supposed to be an alternative to renting--you don't have to

worry about returning your DVDs to the rental place. And the people who are

like that are less likely to want to ship 'em back to the company to be

recycled.

 

Danielle

 

 

 

" This is your American dream

Everything is simple in the white and the black

You will never need to see the grey anymore

You will never have to be afraid. " --Everclear

 

 

 

 

 

----Original Message Follows----

" mint_faery " <ahinkson

 

 

Re: oh, that will be helpful...disposable razors last

longer

Sat, 24 May 2003 21:15:40 -0000

 

-I'm confused...why would they want DVDs to degrade? Just to get us

to buy more? HUH? Gotta read this one...

-- In , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote:

>

> It sounds like a bad movie. Wait, it IS a bad movie. A bad DVD, to

> be precise -- at least from an environmental standpoint. A

division

> of Walt Disney this August will begin selling DVDs that self-

destruct

> after 48 hours, dubbed EZ-Ds. After an EZ-D's plastic packaging is

> opened and it's exposed to oxygen, the disk plays perfectly for 48

> hours; then a chemical reaction makes it unreadable and consumers

can

> toss it in the trash. Environmentalists are not impressed. " It's

> unintelligent and illogical to take a durable, reusable product

like

> a DVD and turn it into a product that becomes waste in 48 hours, "

> said David Wood of the Computer TakeBack Campaign. Flexplay, the

> company that manufactures the disks, says buyers could mail the

old

> EZ-Ds off to a company that recycles DVDs. But enviros point out

> that the target market for EZ-Ds seems to be the supremely lazy,

> folks who are not likely to take any extra effort to ensure the

disks

> get recycled.

>

> straight to the source: Wired News, Katie Dean, 21 May 2003

> <http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=1155>

 

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