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Disc/DVD Jewelcase Shrinkwrapping Environmental Issues
The
Shrinkwrap Problem: Getting
your CDs replicated by a standard company means your CDs are
each shrink-wrapped in toxic PVC (click
here to learn more about the PVC issue).
Solution:
If you are doing a small order of CDs, you can simply
choose to not have your CDs shrinkwrapped. If you hope to
sell your CDs via mail or record stores, shrinkwrap will unfortuantely
be required. Earthology Records never uses PVC shrinkwrap.
Currently Earthology is working to be the first Record Company
to package its CDs in biodegradable corn-based shrink wrap.
This stuff is so environmentally friendly, it's actually edible.
This innovative new technology is currently being refined
by the University of Illinois. Until this product is released
onto the market, Earthology has all of its CDs shrinkwrapped
in benign Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), an environmentally
benign wrap, that when burned, creates nothing but water vapor
and carbon dioxide. The shrinkwrapping is all done by Goodwill,
a nonprofit focused on providing assistance to people with
mental and physical disabilities. Although this is currently
the most environmetally friendly shrink wrapping method, Earthology
is looking forward to the release of the corn-based alternative
and applauds the research that will eventually manifest that
alternative.
Corn-Based
Shrink Wrap Environmental Statement
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Project: |
Corn-based
biodegradable shrink wrap
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| Issue: |
A
biodegradable corn-based wrap would create a new market
for corn and replace some petroleum-based plastics.
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Research:
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Some
Illinois cattle are eating dry hay—wrapper and
all—thanks to University of Illinois researchers
who have developed a corn-based shrink wrap. The wrap
is made from zein, a byproduct of ethanol processing.
It is biodegradable and digestible—good for the
cattle, good for the soil and good for the environment.
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Protecting
round bales from the elements is the first test of the
new material. Eventually, the corn-based wrap may provide
an alternative to petroleum-based plastics used in many
industries, especially warehouses, where shrink wrap
is used to store merchandise or supplies on pallets
for a short time.
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| Funding: |
This
research is supported in part by the Illinois Council
on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) and the Illinois
Corn Marketing Board.
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| Contact: |
Graciela
W. Padua
Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences
University of Illinois
382I AESB
1304 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
217/333-9336
g-padua@uiuc.edu
TMP/January 5, 1998
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