Bio-Plastics Could Replace Up to 90% of Plastics, But Not in Short Term

Bio-Plastics Could Replace Up to 90% of Plastics, But Not in Short Term:

270 Million Tons of Plastics in 2007
Bioplastics are certainly not a panacea - they have their problems - but if we are to someday move to a world free of fossil fuels (by choice or by necessity), we'll need something to make plastics. Researchers from Utrecht University conducted a study that was commissioned by the associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE), and their findings were pretty interesting....Read the full story on TreeHugger

A solid step in the right direction.

Bio Plastics are Here to Stay!

Novamont is a firm that is claiming the demand for bio plastic is growing 20% per year and will continue a upward trend past 2010.
Bio plastics are a great alternative to petro-based plastics because they use biomass to create a product that will break down to small particles within a year if the conditions are right. They are made from Corn, Soy, Sugarcane or a number of other materials. Paper of plastic? Well the argument here is, it can break down to small particles quicker but will it actually break down completely in a shorter period of time? I would pick bio plastic water bottles over BHT toxic to the core-based plastic any day.