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Odd news for your amusement

Would you like a martini in a plastic cup? Apparently authorities have ordered the Star Bar & Grill on George Street in Sydney to serve drinks in plastic cups after 11:30 p.m. to prevent injuries from violent behaviors. Last August, a man suffered serious head injuries after being struck with a schooner glass. In December 2007, authorities launched a trial involving the use of plastic cups after 11 p.m. on weekends and a 3 a.m. lockout. The Star Bar didn't participate in the trial. But another pub, Scruffy Murphy's on Goulburn Street, which has been using plastic stemware, said: "[We've had] not one complaint about the plastic. It holds the beer well, so it's fine." (Source: Sydney Morning Herald)

A plastics factory in China has been ordered to cease production for causing pollution -- a bad mix of coal smoke and toxic gas from burning plastic. For some reason, Hubei Hanyang Shi Lake Plastics Products Processing Factory decided to change the heating mechanism for its extrusion equipment. Instead of electricity, the company used bituminous coal to heat up resin. (Source: Hubei Daily)

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Don Loepp:

Quite a few taverns around the world are required to use plastic cups because of problems they encounter when drunken patrons get in fights and use glass beverage glasses as weapons. There's a term for the problem, called "glassing."

Choosing plastics is a safety issue.

Posted by Don Loepp | October 15, 2008 11:38 PM