tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37761671.post116443123666914368..comments2023-10-18T00:31:46.656-07:00Comments on BIOoutput Blog: BIOplastics: Biodegradable by-products of BIOconversionC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37761671.post-46247827018793379882009-01-29T16:30:00.000-08:002009-01-29T16:30:00.000-08:00A SLEAZY MIX OF POLITICS, MONEY, and MISLEADING PR...A SLEAZY MIX OF POLITICS, MONEY, and MISLEADING PROPAGANDA POLLUTES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING LEGISLATION<BR/><BR/>The state of California has passed a law, assembly bill number 2417, stating that the words biodegradeable, oxo-biodegradable, degradable, and every possible synonym for those words, in effect, belong to the corn-based plastics (PLA) industry. No biodegradable plastic madeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37761671.post-1165232046844540272006-12-04T03:34:00.000-08:002006-12-04T03:34:00.000-08:00Hi Scott,Thanks for the reply. I must say arguing ...Hi Scott,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reply. I must say arguing against biodegradable products does make me wonder about my sanity. However, I think that I should give my thoughts there clearest representation so here are some comments on your comments.<BR/><BR/>1. ii) Interesting point about not havving to recover plastics to recycle, but I beleive this is done largely to recover large amounts of Calvin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899904249648707318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37761671.post-1165090883999235572006-12-02T12:21:00.000-08:002006-12-02T12:21:00.000-08:00I`m curious as to why we want bioplastics to be bi...I`m curious as to why we want bioplastics to be bio-degradable.<BR/><BR/>It just seems to tempting to have non-biodegradable plastics from biological materials. <BR/><BR/>The would effectively be a co2 pump out of the atmosphere and into landfill. I guess i`d rather see tonnes of solid and but inert waste in dumps or in curculation than in the atmosphere.Calvin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899904249648707318noreply@blogger.com