Article: Green ideas go under microscope ; Proposals for using potatoes to make plastics and building a biorefinery in Maine will be examined at an Oct. 26 conference.

TUX TURKEL Staff Writer --
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
10-16-2007
Green ideas go under microscope ; Proposals for using potatoes to make plastics and building a biorefinery in Maine will be examined at an Oct. 26 conference.
Byline: TUX TURKEL Staff Writer --
Edition: FINAL
Section: Business
Memo: "We want to be responsible with our packaging. We've done what we can, but as the technology evolves, we want to do more." Chris Chappell consumer care director of Tom's of Maine

It's not apparent, but the plastic bottles of Noble Juice at Wal- Mart and local supermarkets are made from corn, not petroleum. So is the resin liner inside a Green Mountain Coffee Roasters takeout cup and the plastic ...

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