Turning to Biodegradable Gift Cards
Gift cards are known to be produced from paper, a resource that has been known to contribute towards rising waste of materials which the world is now lacking. However, there is a new type of gift card that is manufactured through bioplastic, something that many believe is a contributory threat towards global warming.
While the intent is good, there are various issues surrounding the use of bioplastic, something that is deemed as adding to the carbon dioxide issues that the world has to deal with. But the manufacturers choose to say otherwise and such can be seen from this excerpt from the Buffalo News.
Bioplastics’ main benefit would be to reduce from 10 percent the share of U.S. petroleum consumption that goes into plastic. The types that are biodegradable also could help compensate for the country’s slow progress in recycling — only about 6 percent of plastic made in the U.S. was recycled in 2005, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Bioplastics also lack toxins like polyvinyl chloride that have raised health concerns and led California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign recent legislation banning chemicals called phthalates from toys and baby products.
“This is a promising new technology that faces some challenges,” said Mike Schade of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, a nonprofit based in Falls Church, Va. “But we don’t view them as insurmountable, if the industry is willing to face them head-on.” Source: Biodegradable green plastics; Buffalo News
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