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).

Industry Associations

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