After following 46 comments addressing “ What is greener? Biodegradable or 100% recycled?” it was time to speak to the practitioners.

April 13- 15 venue; three days in Dallas, Texas amongst innovators, entrepreneurs and technology experts in biobased materials and biopolymers hosted by NatureWorks LLC. Some 320 to 350 inquisitive delegates representing thirty countries converged to applaud the progress and support ongoing developments in the deployment of biopolymers.

Emphatically not the consumer! Initiate a conversation with your friends and casually inquire as to their thoughts on the clamshell / blister package. Be forewarned as you have just unleashed the dogs of war. There’s nothing but frustration and contempt for this package. Closures and intuitive opens are other incomprehensible hot spots to the consumer. If we have the technology to place a man on the moon why can’t we have packaging that’s functional? Invariably the packaging scope widens to include environmental and surplus packaging concerns and the battle rages on.