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Shopping Totes - The Fasionable Style

BioPlastics, February 2006

Shopping bags made from renewable resources can also be completely different. Chameleon Packaging, a Division of Design & Source Productions, Inc., New York, for example, offers tote bags made of the PLA fibre material Ingeo Chameleon Packing began developing samples with NatureWorks Ingeo fabrics in 2004, but realised that most fabrics were developed only for the garment industry, making them typically too soft for application in bags. The backbone of Ingeo has been so supportive, that NatureWorks has offered opportunities to discuss development for new fabics that would be more suitable for bags. The few projects specified with Ingeo

typically obtain much, but the average customer has not wanted in the end to pay the difference in material costs. "But as the costs come down and such bags become more competitive and give the opportunity to use better materials, there will be more and more inquiries, and that will turn into more projects," says Nicole Smith, environmental director of Chameleon Packaging. The customers need time to recognise that the material will still be around, be consistent, have enough production output to meet their needs, and be reliable in a few year's time, as well as good for the environment. Chameleon Packaging's commitment to sustainable materials is steadfast, and it is convinced that Ingeo has a large potential for its current and future customers. "Overall," says Nicole, "I believe the non-woven material has the greatest potential. Non-woven bags have become really popular in all of the sustainably focused shops and stores."

Conclusion

These are just a few examples of the successful introdudtion of bioplastic shopping bags

Shopping bags made of bioplastics can definitely not solve all the problems connected with plastic bags. Littering, for example, is more a question of education than of the material. The effect of bioplastic bags on the killing of marine life in the oceans, if there is any, is not yet been sufficiently researched. But their advantages surely offer a market potential in the months and years to come.