Composite signs of sustainability
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P&M Signs, Inc. of Mountainair, New Mexico is embarking on a venture to manufacture signs from composite material made from recycled plastics plus low-grade wood generated from ecological restoration activities in 2004. The company's owner is interested in promoting both sustainable land management and economic development and expects it to provide much needed jobs and economic stimulus to Mountainair.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2004
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What makes green plastics green?
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Chemical compositions are given for low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(epsilon-caprolactone), poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), amylose, poly(lactic acid), and ply(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate). Research shows that a polymer's biodegradability relies not on its origin, whether petroleum or nature-based, but its final chemical structure.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2003
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Biomass moves from "biodegradable" to "carbon neutral"
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Japan is examining the voluntary industry standards for Poly Butylene Succinate (PBS) and Polyactic Acid (PLA) as they are being considered for using in general food container production. Japan is taking major steps for promoting these biomass plastics in the day-to-day products and is shifting from biodegradability to CarbonNeutral.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2007
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