Resources

ILSR Presentations

• Brenda Platt, “Compostable Biobased Food Service Ware,” webinar presentation to Responsible Purchasing Network, May 12, 2011.
• Brenda Platt, "What Makes a Sustainable Biomaterial? Criteria and Market-Based Tools," Bioplastics: Reshaping an Industry Conference, Las Vegas, February 3, 2011.
• Heeral Bhalala, "Matching Biobased Products with Successful Composting," US Composting Council Conference 2011, Santa Clara, California, January 26, 2011.
• Brenda Platt, “Organics Recovery & Biobased Materials: Opportunities for Corporate Involvement,” POWER (Perishable Organics Waste to Energy Recovery) Meeting, Santa Clara, California, January 24, 2011.
• Brenda Platt, “Polystyrene in Food Service: Problems & Alternatives,” webinar presentation to Practice Greenhealth, November 18, 2010.
• Brenda Platt (with David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council), “What Makes a Sustainable Biomaterial,” Open Forum presentation to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, October 28th, 2010.
• Brenda Platt, "Sustainable Communities Need Sustainable Biomaterials," Global Plastics Environmental Council (GPEC), 2009.

ILSR Articles and Documents

• "Atlanta Airport Compostable Foodservice Ware Packet" (July 2012)
• "Compostable Plastic Bags: A Glance of What Is Packed in the Bag" (March 2012)
• "FAQs: Why Choose Compostable Products for Food Service," (June 2011)
• Brenda Platt, "Biodegradable Plastics: True or False? Good or Bad?," RecycleScene (March 2009).
• Brenda Platt, "Plastic Bag Policies," (November 2008).
• Brenda Platt, "Crops Into Plastics: How emerging bioplastic technology could impact the waste stream," Waste Age (July 2006).
• David Morris, "The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy," The American Prospect (April 2006).

ILSR Network Links

• Working Landscape Certificates, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative

Related Links

• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute report that mentions Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative, Biobased Products - Minnesota’s Opportunity and Challenge: A Focus on BioPlastics, 2011.
• Biodegradable Plastics - Developments and Environmental Impacts, Australian Government, October 2002
• The Green Guide for Everyday Living, National Geographic's guide to making healthy and environmental purchasing choices
• The 2010 Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies, Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), 2010
• USDA BioPreferred Program for the procurement and use of biobased products
• UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funded report, "Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Oxo-degradable Plastics Across Their Life Cycle."
• United Soybean Board: Soy Plastics: Versatile and Cost Effective
• "The Majestic Plastic Bag" - a mockumentary by Heal the Bay

Online Ordering of Bioproducts

• Biodegradable Store (Colorado)
• Eco-products (Colorado)
• Full Circle Industries (North Carolina)
• Green Home Environmental Store (California)
• Greenline Paper Company (Pennsylvania)
• Green Paper Products (Ohio)
• FoodBizSupply (New York)
• Excellent Packaging & Supply (California)

Conferences

• Upcoming Conferences
• Past Conferences

Industry News

• News Archive

Industry Associations

• Australasian Bioplastics Association
• BioEnvironmental Polymer Society
• Biodegradable Products Institute
• European Bioplastics
• Japan Bioplastics Association
• Plastics Environmental Division, Society of Plastic Engineers
• Society of the Plastics Industry

Industry Publications and Web Sites

• Biopack
• Bioplastics24.com
• Bioplastics Magazine
• BiobasedNews.com

Experts in the Field

• Dr. Ramani Narayan, Professor, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Michigan State University