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Corn Starch Packing
“In Australia they use real popcorn instead of polystyrene packing” I heard from a grapevine.
What a simple and brilliant idea! I thought. Why, we can include a pack of salt, as an extra gift to fill the stomach!
I asked around, looked it up, bottom line wasn’t so bad.
Compared to polystyrene bubbles, real popcorn costs more, weighs more, is more flammable, and insects love to eat them. BUT, the idea was good enough to give rise to ‘corn starch based packing foams’ that dissolve in water!
Corn starch packing foams:
Got this photo and the below links from Heart of Green
Links to where you can buy corn starch based packing foams:
Amazon Biodegradable Packing Peanuts
Uline Biodegradable Cornstarch Peanuts
U-Haul Biodegradable Packing Peanuts
There are also corn starch based plastic bags available:
Trellis Earth
Popsci.com
SF Gate: SF bans plastic bags
Neat idea, Ayumi!
It sure beats that styrofoam stuff they use now!
June 18th, 2008 at 8:05 pmI would love to have popcorn delivered with all my packages. What if they wrapped the popcorn in thin plastic bags. I guess packing peanuts are pretty cheap but there would be some pretty satisfied customers… oh wait, just had a thought. I think that would drastically add to the obesity issue.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:30 amCorn Starch = Clever. Corn just never runs out of uses.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:32 amThe corn starch packing things are just like cheetos without the cheesy stuff…they totally disintegrate when wet. Pretty cool.
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