Here’s a good study regarding biodegradability and sustainable packaging solutions. This study from Inhabitat by Starre Vartan is about biodegradability of takeout-boxes, mostly regarding time taken. The box is followed till 19 days, by when it is almost unrecognisable.
Because I’ve heard mixed messages about the compostability of packaging labelled biodegradable, I figured the only way to figure out what works and what doesn’t is to stop listening to rumors and try them out myself. My first experiment was with a Whole Foods deli container, simply because it was at hand; I shop at the supermarket in both Manhattan and in Darien, CT where the chain has recently opened its newest store.
Here, the study is regarding the gate-grave part of the product; But what about cradle-grave journey, where these are made from natural resources (I don’t think these are recycled; not food grades)… No sustainable solution yet, I think.
Full story here.
Via Inhabitat, Core77
Manu T
