Wrapping to save the planet

Australia's Plantic Technologies has made a plastic wrapping for Easter Eggs made of corn-starch that is biodegradable. This is combination with Nestle UK, Mars UK, and Cadbury UK is evidence of a growing market for green packaging options. With the 1,200 tons of waste produced each year by Easter eggs, Plantic claims that this change in packaging could reduce carbon emission in an amount that would equal taking 140,000 cars off the road for that season. Plantic has also claimed that with Australia producing over 1.3 million tons of plastic waste per year, by replacing all of those plastic items with this biodegradable material, enough energy to power 350,000 homes could be saved. Personally, I think that this is a fantastic idea. Even though right now there are only select companies using this technology, with its increasing popularity and environmental benefit, we could be on the verge of an evolution.