
Next time you’re buying those red cups for large parties, try grabbing these Greenware Cups. A new line by NatureWorks - who figured out a way to extract the starch from corn and convert it to sugar and lactic acid using fermentation - which results in a plastic called polylactide. All you really need to know is these are made entirely from corn, and they biodegrade in 50 days when met with 150ยบ and 90% humidity (a.k.a composting conditions - don’t worry they will survive shelfing). Keep in mind these are only good for cold drinks. Now to get college students to use these… $105 for 1,000 cups. Buy Here.

April 10th, 2008 -
[...] made messenger sack - we’re mean cleaning up after Fido. These are made from corn, like the cups (but try not associate what goes in them) - thus biodegradable in 45 days. You can even toss them in [...]