Bioplastics
Bioplastic - Better Living Through Green Chemistry?
Peak Energy
AUGUST 27, 2008
The New York Times recently had an editorial on Samsung's "Corn Phone", which is being heavily promoted as environmentally friendly as the casing is made from bioplastic. Somewhat to my surprise, they point out that it is neither - firstly because the bioplastic is made from corn (and is thus contributing to the problems that corn based ethanol is causing) and secondly because phones have become nearly throw away items that are rarely recycled.
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Are Bioplastics a Wrap?
by Rikki Stancich | ClimateChangeCorp
JULY 8, 2008
Until now, bioplastics have lingered at the margins of the plastics market. But not for much longer. The sector is about to explode.
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8 Reasons Why BioPlastic is Worse than Regular Plastic
by Hank Green | EcoGeek
FEBRUARY 9, 2008
BioPlastics are a mixed bag, and considerably more complicated than biofuels. Mostly, this is because there are about two dozen different ways to create bioplastic, and every one has different properties and capabilities.
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Green Plastics Find Cautious Market
by Mark Jewell | AP Business
OCTOBER 22, 2007
So-called "bioplastics" offer the world a way to wean itself off oil, and most biodegrade to varying degrees. But their makers' green argument is complex, and environmentalists are cautious in their support.
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How Green are Green Plastics?
by Tillman U. Gerngross and Steven C Slater | Scientific American
AUGUST 2000
It is now technologically possible to make plastics using green plants rather than fossil fuels. But are these new plastics the environmental saviors researchers have hoped for?
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