WHAT'S WHAT AND WHO'S WHO IN COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS.

ECONOMIC demand; COMPOSTERS (Containers); FINDLEN, Bob; BIOMEDICAL materials; BIODEGRADABLE plastics; LITTER (Trash); PLASTIC containers; ENVIRONMENTAL protection

The article focuses on various factors that contribute to the increasing demand for compostable products in the U.S. According to Bob Findlen, vice president of sales and marketing of the Natural Plastics polymer brand from Metabolix Inc., there are many factors that influence the direction of biomaterials. In fact, the biodegradability part of the market to address littering from traditional plastic bags is one of the driving factors. Another driving factors are environmental issues, such as carbon balance and the unsustainability of thirst for oil.