March 2015

plastic may not be the most beloved of materials to the more environmentally minded, but a tradeshow held last week in italy aimed to mold a different opinion of the material in people&39s minds.plastic may not be the most beloved of materials to the more environmentally minded, but plasti 2012, a milan, italybased show held last week, aimed to mold a different opinion of the material in people&39s minds.&quotplastic is a huge and innovating world,&quot said mario maggiani, director at assocomaplast, the association of italian plastics and rubber machinery producers.

israeli plastics company log has developed a fully biodegradable plastic bottle using corn starch polymer, reported israel national news.many other companies around the world have already created biodegradable plastics using other methods, but log took things a step further by also making the labels for the plastic water bottles out of corn starch polymer.

israeli company successfully produces biodegradable bottle based on corn polymer.a biodegradable, environmentallyfriendly plastic bottle made in israel from corn could be hitting the market soon.instead of oilbased plastic, kibbutz ashdot yakov&rsquos log plastics manufacturing company discovered a production method using a corn starch polymer to make the transparent disintegrating bottles.

a central texas rainwater bottling company has managed to thrive despite the drought and expects a flood of new business thanks to a deal with whole foods market inc.marc howell, one of the founders of budabased agana rainwater and a licensed irrigator, said his business is droughtresistant and sustainable.people have been harvesting rainwater for thousands of years, and the practice is experiencing a revival in popularity because of its quality and an interest in reducing consumption of treated water, according to the texas water development board.it&rsquos also viewed as a conservatio

tom laventure the garden island 5 comments tom laventurethe garden islandprinceville residents jason and channon donovan, owners of hawaii volcanic beverages in hilo, with the line of products that will be available with the start of commercial distribution on all islands this weekend.lihue &mdash hawaii volcanic beverages intends to make a splash in the exclusive world of luxury artesian waters by offering a local alternative and glass bottles.the big island bottler and distributor opened in june 2012, but recently started commercial operations with the goal to capture 20 percent of th

california attorney general kamala d. harris filed a lawsuit against three companies over claims that they misled consumers by marketing plastic water bottles as biodegradable. harris filed the lawsuit in the orange county superior court on october 26 against enso plastics, balance water and aquamantra. balance and aquamantra sell plastic water bottles marketed by enso as being biodegradable.california passed a law in 2008 that made it illegal to label a plastic food or beverage container as biodegradable. the lawsuit is the first government action to enforce the law.

stanford university researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills.the faux lumber is made from a new biodegradable plastic that could be used in a variety of building materials and perhaps replace the petrochemical plastics now used in billions of disposable water bottles.graduate students aaron michel and molly morse hold samples of the biodegradable wood substitute.&quotthis is a great opportunity to make products that serve a societal need and respect and protect the natural environment,&qu

aquamantra, a bottler of energy enhanced natural spring water based in dana point, ca, investigated the many environmentally friendly bottle alternatives on the market. pla, they discovered, has many challenges to overcome before becoming a viable alternative. &ldquothe reality is that water has to be packaged in a bottle that will not disintegrate on the store shelf, and that&rsquos an issue with the pla bottle,&rdquo said aquamantra founder and president alexandra teklak.

treeson is natural spring water bottled in ecofriendly packaging that aims to do no less than save the planet.treeson is on a mission to save the planet by revolutionizing the bottled water business. currently fundraising through a kickstarter campaign, the water company aims to accomplish its lofty objective through all facets of the business. the water begins its journey at a natural spring in costa rica, the country where founder carlton solle was first inspired to find a solution to the vast amounts of plastic bottles polluting landfills and oceans.

treeson&rsquos biodegradable bottle.&nbspcarlton solle&rsquos 12 years living in costa rica changed him.born and raised in environmentally friendly northern california, solle never got what the big deal about the green movement was. then he moved here.&ldquoyou don&rsquot really see how things like access to clean water, agriculture and deforestation all connect living in the u.s.,&rdquo solle said.