Comments on: Corn Plastic as Green as Advertised? http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/ Save Money By Going Green. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Dunn http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-118292 Tim Dunn Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:17:47 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-118292 The idea that you aren't making PLA out of food is misleading, as the same cropland could be making food if it weren't making cattle-food grade grain. There are 1.4 billion hungry people in the world, says the UN. Each year, 7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills, says the EPA. How many acres would it take to make 7 million tons of PLA? How much food for people could be grown on those acres? How many people would die if we did that? These are not academic questions. For an alternative, see http://earthnurture.com . The idea that you aren’t making PLA out of food is misleading, as the same cropland could be making food if it weren’t making cattle-food grade grain. There are 1.4 billion hungry people in the world, says the UN. Each year, 7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills, says the EPA. How many acres would it take to make 7 million tons of PLA? How much food for people could be grown on those acres? How many people would die if we did that? These are not academic questions. For an alternative, see http://earthnurture.com .

]]> By: Oceansgreen http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-12572 Oceansgreen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:25:52 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-12572 Hi, We ran across your site and i found more interesting in Corn Plastic. I really like it! Thank you for the good information. We'll come back often. Thanks Again, Oceansgreen Hi,

We ran across your site and i found more interesting in Corn Plastic. I really like it! Thank you for the good information. We’ll come back often.

Thanks Again,

Oceansgreen

]]> By: Max http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-10104 Max Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:36:47 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-10104 I commend innovation and the introduction of plastics that will help with the plastic problem. Plastic bottles are a growing problem in our landfills and oceans. We felt that something needed to be done……and now. We felt that plastics made from crops that could be producing food, wasn’t the answer. In fact we were wondering what would become of all the PLA plastics produced. PLA plastics won't biodegrade in a landfill, and they are not accepted by recyclers as PLA ruins the recycle stream of PET plastics. They must be composted in a commercial or municipal composting site....anyone know where they are? Additionally, many reports indicate that in addition to causing our food process to rise, the equipment and chemicals used to produce food based bio-fuel may be increasing pollution. We knew that there wasn’t going to be one “fix it all” answer and began to wonder if anything was ever going to be done. The problem was growing every day, more bottles were being manufactured and more bottles were accumulating in places where we didn’t need them. We were wondering if “Earth Friendly Bottles” would ever be available? That’s why we decided to do our part and started ENSO Bottles. We are partnering with other companies to offer a PET plastic bottle that will biodegrade, compost or recycle. Our bottles can be produced in a clear or colored version, however, clear version isn't quite as clear as current PET plastic bottles but then again that's one way to identify our earth friendly bottle. ENSO is trying to achieve sustainability with our plastic bottles. Our goal is to make bottles that won’t have the adverse impact on our environment and are made from non food bio-fuels. We haven't started making them from bio-fuel but that’s high on our agenda and hopefully will be something we can offer in the future. But for now, we offer a plastic bottle that is earth friendly...it’s just one step but if we all take just one step toward improving our planet….we will make a difference. I commend innovation and the introduction of plastics that will help with the plastic problem. Plastic bottles are a growing problem in our landfills and oceans. We felt that something needed to be done……and now.

We felt that plastics made from crops that could be producing food, wasn’t the answer. In fact we were wondering what would become of all the PLA plastics produced. PLA plastics won’t biodegrade in a landfill, and they are not accepted by recyclers as PLA ruins the recycle stream of PET plastics. They must be composted in a commercial or municipal composting site….anyone know where they are?
Additionally, many reports indicate that in addition to causing our food process to rise, the equipment and chemicals used to produce food based bio-fuel may be increasing pollution.

We knew that there wasn’t going to be one “fix it all” answer and began to wonder if anything was ever going to be done. The problem was growing every day, more bottles were being manufactured and more bottles were accumulating in places where we didn’t need them.

We were wondering if “Earth Friendly Bottles” would ever be available?

That’s why we decided to do our part and started ENSO Bottles. We are partnering with other companies to offer a PET plastic bottle that will biodegrade, compost or recycle.

Our bottles can be produced in a clear or colored version, however, clear version isn’t quite as clear as current PET plastic bottles but then again that’s one way to identify our earth friendly bottle.

ENSO is trying to achieve sustainability with our plastic bottles. Our goal is to make bottles that won’t have the adverse impact on our environment and are made from non food bio-fuels.

We haven’t started making them from bio-fuel but that’s high on our agenda and hopefully will be something we can offer in the future.

But for now, we offer a plastic bottle that is earth friendly…it’s just one step but if we all take just one step toward improving our planet….we will make a difference.

]]> By: Pays to Live Green http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-7306 Pays to Live Green Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:28:22 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-7306 You are very correct that the cost is not less than petroleum based plastics. I misread something in an article I was reading about it. I made the correction to that section. Be sure to contact me if you find any further mistakes. You are very correct that the cost is not less than petroleum based plastics. I misread something in an article I was reading about it. I made the correction to that section. Be sure to contact me if you find any further mistakes.

]]> By: Biodegradable Plastic Glasses... http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-7236 Biodegradable Plastic Glasses... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:01:16 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-7236 Erm, PLA does not cost less than conventional plastic. What are you looking at for this info? Methinks it is not raw material prices. Erm, PLA does not cost less than conventional plastic. What are you looking at for this info? Methinks it is not raw material prices.

]]> By: Miss Brittani http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-5109 Miss Brittani Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:35:47 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-5109 Thanks for the great info! I'm glad we are trying to make a positive move. Thanks for the great info! I’m glad we are trying to make a positive move.

]]> By: Mr.Dirty Boots http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/corn-plastic-as-green-as-advertised/#comment-4496 Mr.Dirty Boots Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:23:41 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=513#comment-4496 It sounds like a start but as you say it is all about cutting down on our overpackaged lifestyle. It sounds like a start but as you say it is all about cutting down on our overpackaged lifestyle.

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