Articles
“Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Compostable Foodservice Ware Packet” (July 2012)
“Compostable Plastic Bags: A Glance at What is Packed in the Bag” (March 2012)
“FAQs: Why Choose Compostable Products for Food Service,” (June 2011)
Heeral Bhalala, “Sustainability Counts Through the Life Cycle,” Bioplastics Magazine (May 2010)
Brenda Platt, “Biodegradable Plastics: True or False? Good or Bad?,” RecycleScene (March 2009)
Brenda Platt, “Crops Into Plastics: How emerging bioplastic technology could impact the waste stream,” Waste Age (July 2006)
Presentations
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 and David Levine, “What Makes a Sustainable Biomaterial,” Open Forum presentation to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, October 28, 2010.
Brenda Platt, “Sustainable Communities Need Sustainable Biomaterials,” Global Plastics Environmental Council (GPEC), 2009.
Network Links
This website explores the problems with fossil-fuel based plastics, how plastics can be more sustainable throughout their lifecycle, as well as the opportunities and challenges of using biobased plastics.
This working group promotes the creation and adoption of safer chemicals and sustainable materials in a way that supports market transitions to a healthy economy, healthy environment, and healthy people.
Webinars
Join one of our SBC webinars to learn about sustainable sourcing of feedstocks, product procurement, and other new tools to bring environmentally preferable biobased products to the market. Email sbc@ilsr.org to receive registration information on the webinars.
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PAST WEBINARS
BioSpecs and Guidelines for Sustainable Plastics (download)
Host: Business-NGO Working Group
Date: April 9, 2013
Presentation:
- Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
Biobased Products Procurement in the U.S. (watch recording)
Host: SBC, Responsible Purchasing Network, and USDA BioPreferred
Date: June 4, 2012
Time:
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
- Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred
- Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network
- Karen Hamilton, King County
Recycling PLA (watch recording)
Host: SBC
Date: March 19, 2012
Time: 1pm-2:30pm EST
- Steve Davies, NatureWorks LLC
- Mike Centers, BioCor LLC
- Alain Descoins, Pellenc ST
- Paul Fowler, Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at UW-Steven’s Point
Host: RPN-SBC
Date: May 12, 2011
Presenters:
- Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
- Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network
- Susan Kinsella, Conservatree and Responsible Purchasing Network
Styrofoam Elimination: Guidance on Purchase of Biodegradable Foodware
Host: Practice Green Health
Date: November 18, 2010
Presenters:
- Brenda Platt, Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
- Josephine Miller, City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability & Environment
Starting at the Source: Sustainability of Bioplastic Feedstocks
Host: SBC
Date: July 19, 2010
Presenters:
- Corey Brinkema, U.S. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-US)
- Lee B. Kane, Whole Foods Market, North Atlantic Region
- David Levine, Green Harvest Technologies