How do you feel about the new biodegradable plastic bags made out of corn?

Question

It's great for the environment.
Do you think it's possible for maxi pad manufacterers to use that plastic for back of their maxi pads?

Also, do you think there will be enough corn to feed the poor in overseas countries if we continued to use this new biodegradable plastic made out of corn?

Answer 1

thats a waste of food. there are people starving in the world and instead of helping them, we're making fricki'n SHOPPING BAGS!!!!

Answer 2

Anything made out of corn, besides food is to raise the demand for corn, the price of corn, and the profitability of corn. Ethanol etc. are a back-handed way for big business to increase profits while trying to appear green. Unfortunately, the truth is just the opposite. Non-food corn products use more carbon based resources to produce than convectional plastic bags.

Answer 3

I agree with sunshine. Corn is food and people are starving. Hemp is another biodegrable plant and we can't use it for anything except drugs and manila paper, it makes a lot more sense.

BTW, whoever said paper is Biodegrable is wrong, it obviously can be recycled though.

Answer 4

thats great using corn for products i believe the corn grown once for profit for food and etc would profit alot of people also i agree with hemp growing industrial

Answer 5

There was another bag which was once used which was biodegradable, and it was made from renewable resources too. It was called a paper bag.

Answer 6

I think the idea is sound but, as you point out, we need corn for food.

I think industrial hemp should be grown for bags and other products.

Answer 7

Yes, this is a very good idea. In California a law just went into effect where all businesses need to have a plastic bag recycle (or more accurately, reuse) bin. They can't be recycled, but plastic bags can be reused for other applications. I'd like to see more biodegradeable bags used too.

Answer 8

yes i think that it could work