I remember the early 1990s as a pivotal moment for environmental awareness, I had barely graduated high school and the world felt it was on edge. Life felt odd, everyone was screaming about Global Warming and looking for a solution. I wanted to help but felt powerless. At that same time in history, Lawrence Serbin had just graduated from college, he was armed with a degree and a fierce determination to start a business that could make a difference. The same kind of difference I wanted to make. While I had envisions of being a great wave-maker and changing the future, I ended up like many in the rat race…
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Hemp Bioplastics: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Plastics
Why do we need to start concentrating on using more environmentally friendly products? We have a huge landfill problem that has extended to other countries storing our “trash”, HOW EMBARRASSING. Non-recyclable plastics are a major problem for our environment. They can take hundreds or even thousands of years to decompose, and they release harmful chemicals into the soil and groundwater as they break down. Non-recyclable plastics also contribute to climate change, as they release methane, a greenhouse gas, as they decompose in landfills. In the United States, we generate about 35 million tons of plastic waste each year. Of this, only about 8.7% is recycled. The rest, about 27 million…
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Hemp Made-Plastics: They Are Available!
As of right now there are some hemp made plastics available on the market. The more laws we change the more hemp made plastic products you will see. You will see an increase in many hemp products, not just plastic. Most of the progress that I have seen with hemp products have come from California and Colorado. Colorado is in the lead for plastics as of right now too. Hemp Traders is probably one of the top of the line quality hemp plastics providers. You can get fine hemp made cutlery and straw that are all very eco-friendly and more durable than most plastic ware. On the plastics product page…