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How Green are Green Plastics? [Preview]

By Steven C. Slater and Tillman U. Gerngross















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Driving down a dusty gravel road in central Iowa, a farmer gazes toward the horizon at rows of tall, leafy corn plants shuddering in the breeze as far as the

eye can see. The farmer smiles to himself, because he knows something about his crop that few people realize. Not only are kernels of corn growing in the ears,


This article was originally published with the title How Green are Green Plastics?.



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  1. 1. plastic411com 08:01 AM 4/6/09

    My own insight has me moving towards adding PLA to ly "to do" list! Garrett/ plastic411.com

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