Plastic catalog 1-24-12, 7657 SE Stephens St. to Mt. Tabor

Two rubber bands but it turns out they are made from real rubber, from the secretions of Hevea Brasiliensis, because of its “superior elasticity.” The internet told me that latex, the “milky fluid” from which rubber comes, is distinct from sap. It is a “protective agent, seeping out of and sealing over wounds in the tree’s bark.” I wonder if it means rubber bands break down, and that’s why the mailman doesn’t mind throwing them on the ground? (“The largest consumer of rubber bands in the world is the U.S. Post Office.”)

water bottle cap

remnant of straw

foam net sleeve thing

stringy bit of caulk

torn label that says READED ROD
USS/COARSE
ZINC PLATED
4” – 10 X 12”
BARRA ROSCADA
ROSCA GRUESA
ENCHAPADO EN CINC

Package for Black Forest Fruit Snacks Juicy Filled Center manufactured by Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc. Forest Park, IL 60130 USA
SAFETY WARNING: SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS HARD AND SOFT CANDIES MAY INADVERTENTLY BECOME LODGED IN THE THROAT NET WT 0.9 OZ