A reckoning for the inventor of styrofoam
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Carl Georg Munters, the father of styrofoam, died on this day in 1989. News reports made no mention if his coffin was packed with form-fitting styrofoam to insulate his body on its journey to Hell.
The late Swede’s non-recyclable invention is the source of much environmental angst.
So is plastic, of course. But plastic — at least for now — gives responsible consumers the
Carl Georg Munters, the father of styrofoam, died on this day in 1989. News reports made no mention if his coffin was packed with form-fitting styrofoam to insulate his body on its journey to Hell.
The late Swede’s non-recyclable invention is the source of much environmental angst.
So is plastic, of course. But plastic — at least for now — gives responsible consumers the
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