| The worldwide campaign to minimize the harmful | | | | bioplastic for its casing and other parts. The |
| effects of using plastic in the world has received | | | | gadget is biodegradable and is said to be more |
| positive responses from different companies and | | | | resistant to heat. |
| institutions. One of the steps they took is the | | | | Mobile phones – Telecommunications Company |
| usage of bioplastic, a material similar to plastic in | | | | Sprint and Samsung team-up to release Reclaim in |
| terms of quality and durability but is made from | | | | 2009, a mobile phone packed with cool stuffs |
| different eco-friendly materials such as plant and | | | | such as a QWERTY keypad, a 2 mega pixel |
| crop residue. You may not notice it, but the | | | | camera, 32 GB storage space, GPS and many |
| plastic cup you’re holding could be made from | | | | more. But its most unique feature is its |
| potato and vegetable oil. | | | | environment-friendly casing – a combination of |
| But plastic cups and bags are not the only items | | | | corn-based bioplastic and other recycled materials. |
| made with this impressive material. Here are | | | | 3D glasses – Bioplastics have also made its |
| some products that were (or will be) given a | | | | way into movie houses. Thanks to 3D movies. |
| “greener” makeover. | | | | According to reports, bioplastics company |
| Pens – In Australia, two companies are | | | | Cereplast and Oculus3D are developing |
| working on incorporating renewable thermoplastic | | | | biodegradable 3D glasses, in response to the |
| into writing tools. Cardia Bioplastics Ltd, a bioplastic | | | | increasing oil prices and popularity of movies like |
| supplier partners with stationery company Beifa | | | | Avatar and Clash of the Titans. |
| Group to manufacture pens made mostly with | | | | Cars – Automobile giant Toyota reveals its |
| bioplastic and with only minimal materials from | | | | vision to develop a car using bioplastic made from |
| petroleum. These eco-friendly pens are expected | | | | seaweed, replacing the usual carbon fiber-based |
| to become available this year. | | | | shell. Toyota claims that this new concept could |
| Computer case – Fujitsu unveiled the first | | | | be a reality in 14 years but with the increasing |
| ever computer notebook made with ecological | | | | demand for bioplastics, the company predicts that |
| materials. Released in 2005, the FMV-BIBLO | | | | vehicles made from plants could hit the road |
| NB80K laptop boasts of thin cedar for covering | | | | sooner than expected. |
| and a combination of petroleum-based plastic and | | | | |