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Plastic Made From Corn

Posted by michael on from the partially-hydrogenated dept.

Dekaner writes "A major supplier of plastic products in the U.S. will soon open a new factory that makes products from corn. The Cargill Dow factory in Blair, Nebraska will convert corn into a biodegradable substance called NatureWorks PLA. It will be used to make soft-drink cups, salad containers and to fill pillows and comforters. The corn-derived polymer will compete directly with products made from petroleum."

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  1. Eat my hat. by DeadSea · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I ever have to eat my hat because I've opened my big mouth at the wrong time, I want my hat to be made of this.

  2. So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would it be proper to scream "Cornholio!!!" when you find a hole punched through a corn-based plastic container?

  3. They finally found a use for by Galahad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Starlink.
    Since we can't eat the stuff, why not package our food in it?

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  4. dislexic today... by bpowell423 · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I first read that headline, I read "Corn made from plastic". I had that back in elementary school. :) Plastic made from corn, though... that's cool.

  5. Re:Rolls Eyes... by Eccles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just Say No to talking point pothead rhetoric.

    ...and drink a beer (or three) like an honest, God-fearing American. It's so much healthier^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^safer^h^h^h^h^hum, more American. You know, like a Heineken.

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