> From: Casey Rousseau [mailto:casey at the-bat.net] > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:11 PM > To: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: SKJB / Dream Cafe' swag ideas > > Howard Brazee wrote: > >Never use plastic when you can use wood. > > Mileage varies. I'm building a deck to replace a rotten porch on my house. > Rather than using regular wood decking, I'm using a composite material > made > from roughly equal parts recycled plastic bags and saw dust. I have to question whether it's better to encourage the lumber industry in cutting down all our forests, or to assist the plastics industry in expanding our landfills. While lumber is a theoretically renewing resource, I'm not sure it can keep pace with demand.