7 Dec 2009

Americans develop 'green' packaging

A green alternative to ubiquitous polystyrene packaging has been developed from farm waste and mushrooms that biodegrades into a natural fertiliser.

It's been developed by two young American businessmen who say the packaging takes 10 times less energy to produce.

Called EcoCradle, the product can also be used as insulation and is grown, not manufactured, with no greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2, as a by-product, co-inventor Eben Bayer, 24, told AFP.
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