The Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative (SBC) is a network of organizations working together to spur the introduction and use of biomaterials that are sustainable from cradle to cradle.
Resources
Online Ordering of Bioproducts
- Biodegradable Store.com (Colorado)
- Full Circle Industries (North Carolina)
- Green Home Environmental Store (California)
- Greenline Paper Company (Pennsylvania)
Publications and Web Sites
- Bioplastics Magazine (published in Germany, first issue May 2006).
- Biodegradable Plastics - Developments and Environmental Impacts (Australian Government, October 2002)
- Bioplastics24.com, an international portal for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics
- BiobasedNews.com
- Biopack, the e-journal for biodegradable and renewable packaging
Bioproducts and Bioplastics Industry Associations
- The Biodegradable Products Institute
- European Bioplastics
- BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS)
- Plastics Environmental Division, Society of Plastic Engineers
- Japan Bioplastics Association
- Australasian Bioplastics Association
Upcoming Conferences on Bioplastics
- Bioplastics in Packaging, April 24-30, 2008, Düsseldorf, Germany
Past Conferences on Bioplastics
- Global Plastics Environmental Conference 2008, Sponsored by the Plastics Environmental Division, Orlando, Florida, March 10-12, 2008.
- Commercializing Bioresins 2007, sponsored by PIRA, Atlanta, Georgia, November 29-30, 2007.
- Growing Maine's Green Economy: Maine's Green Chemistry & Bio-Based Manufacturing Summit, Portland, Maine, October 26, 2007.
- International Symposium On Polymers and the Environment: Emerging Technology And Science, Co-Hosted by the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society and the Biodegradable Products Institute, Vancouver, Washington, October 17-19, 2007.
- Biodegradable Plastics in Packaging Applications, sponsored by PIRA, Chicago, Illinois, September 13-14, 2007. http://www.intertechusa.com/pdf/BioPlastics_2007.pdf
- BIOPolymers 2007: Bioplastics - Sustainable development & new opportunities. Growing the Bioplastics industry - what is next? Hong Kong, May 15-16, 2007
- Biomaterials in Industrial Applications, Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington, London UK, April 26-27, 2007
- Sustainable Materials Conference: Green Plastics Manufacturing - University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 17-18, 2007.
- Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC2007) - Environmental Innovations: Plastics Recycling & Sustainability, Orlando, Florida, March 6-7, 2007
- 1st European Bioplastics Conference 2006, Nov 21-22, 2006, Brussels, Belgium
- BioPlastics 2006: An International Symposium on Bioplastics and Natural Fiber Composites, Montreal, Canada, September 27-29, 2006
- inno BioPlast 2006: International Conference and Exhibition on Bioplastics - Markets and Technologies Towards the MDGs (UN Millennium Development Goals), Bangkok, Thailand, September 21-24, 2006
- Biodegradable Plastics in Packaging Applications, Chicago, Sept. 12-13th, 2006
- International Degradable Plastics Symposium: Status of Biobased and Synthetic Polymer Technology, Chicago, June 14-17, 2006
- Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC2006): Creating Sustainability & Recycling in Action, Atlanta, Feb. 28-March 2, 2006
Articles
- Tony Breton, "Breaking Down: Can compostable packaging set us on the path to eco-heaven? What does 'degradable' really mean," Resource Magazine, Issue 30 (UK, Jul-Aug 2006).
- Brenda Platt, ILSR, "Crops Into Plastics: How emerging bioplastic technology could impact the waste stream," Waste Age (July 2006).
- David Morris, ILSR, "The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy," The American Prospect (April 2006).
Other Links
- Society of the Plastics Industry
- Dr. Ramani Narayan, Professor, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Michigan State University
