SOURCES FOR INSTAGRAM POST ON 2 TYPES OF PLANT-BASED BAGS: CASSAVA STARCH & CORN-BASED PLASTIC (PLA)

 

Advantage of cassava starch production & processing:

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Home composting Telobag in 180 days:

(Video)

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Corn-based plastic (PLA) not fully composting at industrial composter/ home composter:

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Alkaline Amendment for the Enhancement of Compost Degradation for Polylactic Acid Biopolymer Products: Compost Science & Utilization (PDF)

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Compostable plastics: are they PLAying you? Student Environmental Resource Center, University of California Berkeley

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If You Throw a Compostable Cup in the Trash, Does It Still Break Down? LiveScience

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The Misleading Biodegradability of PLA, Filabot

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The Truth about Bioplastics, State of the Planet Earth Institute, Columbia University

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Corn-based plastic (PLA) takes 100-1000 years to breakdown in landfill

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The environmental impact of corn-based plastics, Scientific American

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Resource intensiveness for growing corn

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Bioenergy corn, Cropwatch, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska Lincoln
 

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