I wonder if there are some middle-ground compromise type products? In the case of the corn-starch packaging popcorn, maybe it is not quite as desireable to vermin as to cause this sort of problem? I heard of the product a few months ago, and will wait-to-see as to how it starts to look from a functional and environmental point of view, versus the drawbacks and advantages of its competition.
In the case of other packaging (from bologna to TVs to whatever), yes, you seem to make a good point. If I put bio-derived packaging on bologna, I'd have to wonder if its ability to keep the product fresh has been researched. Nonetheless, I wonder if this couldn't be done. Bio-derived doesn't necessarily mean "attractive for vermin to eat" or "incapable of performing some barrier functions" does it? So, I guess I have more questions than answers on these points. MM On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 07:39:07 -0700, you wrote: >I always thought that this was stupid, after all the package, is supposed to >protect the food from contamination. > >What are they going to do now, put the edible package into another package to >protect the edible packaging from contamination? > >Greg H. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 20:42 > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Bio-derived Packaging? > > > > Finally, some packaging today is made of cornstarch. You can literally pop > them into > your mouth and eat them. > > -- Jay Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
