i was at a luncheon last wednesday for the winston-salem area CROP Walk. for the beverages with our meal, they served us bottled water. but not just any bottled water, but water bottled in plastic bottles made from CORN! a local company, Primo Water, is a sponsor of the local CROP Walk. their bottles look and feel like any other bottle you have drunk water or soda from, but it is not made from imported oil…instead, it is made from USA-grown corn. the bottles are made from a performance plastic with the brand-name Ingeo and marketed by Nature Works LLC. Who knew?!?!
a few months ago, i wondered if anyone had developed a biodegradeable option for plastic garbage bags. upon further web surfing, i found that there is a brand name of BioBag that is available. expensive, but available. BioBag is a company in Norway, www.biobag.no, and their products are widely used in europe. “Over 10 million European citizens are using them, in more than a dozen countries.” (http://worldcentric.org/biocompostables/bags/kitchen-waste-bags) they even make doggie bags for cleaning up after your pets!
anyway, i thought this was interesting and i intend to make the switch if i can afford it!
