biodegradable energy gel packaging

[BigonaBianchi]

Ok so we should all take our litter home with us but I'm seeing an increasing amount of cyclist litter these days...energy gel sachets being numero uno problemo.
Is there a biodegradable packaged energy gel on the market???

A quick.google revealed issues with getting strong enough sachets ...if we can put a man on the moon surely....??

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Yep it's called a banana

 

[winjim]

A biodegradable pack would take too long to degrade under normal conditions I reckon, and would just give people an excuse to litter. Besides, we haven't put a man on the moon since 1972!

 

[tyred]

Yes, I use them all the time

 

[ianrauk]

It's simple.
Just don't litter. It's a small little packet that can fit in your pocket ffs.

 

[Dave 123]

Yep it's called a banana

That filthy stuff is on the poisons register......

 

[winjim]

Banana skins and orange peel aren't that wonderful though: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/sep/24/bananas-litter-hikers-mountains-scotland

They are also not a solution to the stated problem. Get the sportive mamils to eat oranges instead? Not gonna happen.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I did see a biodegradable packaged gel a few years ago but cannot remember what it was. It can't have caught on tho.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Cant really understand anyone who takes up cycling so they can get out in the fresh air and take in the beautiful scenery this country has to offer, then litters it with all their crap FFS just take it home.

 

[annedonnelly]

How do they carry the gel before they eat it? Can't they carry the empty wrapper in the same place?

They're just lazy, ignorant and selfish!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

tis not just cyclists that use gels. many runners do as well. but I agree, litter should be disposed of correctly.

 

[Profpointy]

Cant really understand anyone who takes up cycling so they can get out in the fresh air and take in the beautiful scenery this country has to offer, then litters it with all their crap FFS just take home.

Whilst I agree wholeheartedly, perhaps they're the same people who backpack over wonderfull Scotish wilderness and mountains to leave bags of rubbish at the bothy / wild-campsite, no doubt expecting the weekly bin men to visit.

 

[Pointy boy]

^^^^^ This.
As both a cyclist and trail / mountain marathon runner, I sometimes despair of my fellow man. On a sunny day the Brecon Beacons shimmer with the reflected light from billions of discarded gel wrappers.
My constructive suggestion, instead of investing in biodegradable wrappers, use the money to station snipers on strategic hilltops, to 'pick off' the offenders. I am joking... Sort of.
To be honest, banana peels aren't great either, and stay on the landscape a lot longer than people realise. About 2 years in fact. Best to take them home as well really.

 

[classic33]

Yep it's called a banana

Cyanide!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Gel sachets... the muppets in the Surrey Hills leave fecking inner tubes behind.