March 26, 2008
Plastic Bags that Go Away
There is a supplement in the New York Times today called the "Business of Green".
BASF has taken the full back page to profile a story of its plastic bags that have a shelf life of one year then biodegrade in compost within weeks. Their website has eight other cases including; ethanol extract from corn, reduction of diesel exhaust from school buses, and an 80% more energy efficient home. It is too easy to be cynical that this is just BASF marketing when, in fact, the accomplishments are extremely impressive. Check it out at www.basf.com/stories.
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George T
I am a small time advt. professional from India and loves nature. I am very much into eco, organic and green projects happening around the world.
We have a very interesting stuff in my state Kerala called Palm Dish which is essentially made of sheets of processed leaves of Palm Trees abundant here. Dish Plates, Cups, Ice Cream Cups /Mugs etc are made of it and it is 100 % bio-degradeable. It is even exported to US, Germany and EU. Also thick paper like sheets are made out of a peculiar treated wood which can be used as labels for bottles etc. on which we can print the Brand name etc. This is also being exported by big beverage companies from US, S.Africa etc.
Posted by George T | April 22, 2008 11:12 AM