Posts tagged Compostable
Band aids
Band aids

Most band-aids are made of plastic. The adhesive sheet of a band-aid is usually made from either PVC, polyethylene, or polyurethane. It is a single-use plastic item, but unlike other single-use plastics, band-aids can’t be replaced by a reusable item. Polyurethane is, like all plastics, petroleum-based and is the same toxic compound found in chemical-laden mattresses.

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Bioplastics
Bioplastics

Since conventional plastics are made from fossil fuels, are not biodegradable and are turning our oceans into huge plastic garbage dumps (plus they are entering our food chain), more and more companies and institutions are developing alternatives that are more environmentally friendly and are cost-competitive at the same time. 

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My Green Goodie InfoArlette DiederiksBioplastics, Conventional plastics, Garbage dumps, Landfills, Non-petroleum-based plastics, Corn, Sugarcane, Cassava, Natureworks, PLA, Polylactic acid, Metabolix, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHA, Cornell University, Polyols, Novomer, Geoffrey Coates, polyethylene, polypropylene succinate, Poly, University of Nottingham, Chitosan, Chitin, Crutacean, Artificial polymer, Biodegradable, Degradable, Compostable, Jacqueline McGlade, UN Environment Programme, Waste collection, RecyclingComment