Biodegradable plastics

An intriguing story on Japan’s increasing development and production of biodegradable plastics.

In 2000, production of such plastics stood at slightly more than 2,000 tons.

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“It will increase to 50,000 tons this year and to 200,000 tons in 2010,” the official [of the Biodegradable Plastics Society] said. …  “Biodegradable plastics will account for about 10 percent of the market in around 2020.”

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