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Sanyo Develops Corn-Based Biodegradeable CD

Posted by timothy on from the for-your-temporary-backup-needs dept.

Recoil_42 writes "PC World has an intriguing article about one way to help ease a growing problem: computer waste. Sanyo, with the help of Dow, has created a biodegradeable disc made of corn. The discs take 50-100 years to degrade, well within acceptable limits, and should come to market by the end of this year. The speedbump, of course, is the projected price: 3 times that of a normal plastic disc, but that cost is expected to be reduced to 1.2 times as (if?) the discs become more popular."

4 of 321 comments (clear)

  1. Is it possible to recycle existing CDs ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Appart from using them as coffee coasters or frisbees ?

  2. Fringe Benefits by kurosawdust · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Destroying sensitive data has never been so delicious! Mmm! Just like rice cakes!

  3. Darwin Awards, here we come... by shadowcabbit · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You just know someone's going to try eating one of these...

    Oooh, ooh, how about this headline for 2007: "AOL Ends World Hunger, Ushers In New Era Of Crappy Internet Service"

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  4. Re:Inevitable puns by GroovBird · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ears of corn, no doubt.

    Dave