Our Beliefs

To whom it concerns:

You're not going to get a lot of technical rhetoric here, just some observations based on a few facts and a little common sense.

We have developed an alternative to polyethylene/polypropylene based plastic bags. Our products are made primarily from cornstarch, which someday may make us a little more reliant on a farmer in the Midwest than a sultan in the Middle East. Our bags and film are certified to be 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable. Regular plastic bags take a lifetime, often over 100 years, to begin to degrade. Regular plastic cannot be composted. Less than 2% of plastic bags ever get recycled and those that are seldom ever become plastic bags again. Plastic bags litter our streets and waterways.

However, we are not at total odds with the plastic industry. We understand how this industry blossomed as an alternative solution to products made from metal and wood. Plastic was cheaper, lighter, easier to mold and rust resistant. Plastic was also durable and long-lasting. It was never meant to "go away". The plastic industry is very good at producing things that are meant to last.

Obviously, plastic bags never fit the intent of plastic usage. They are supposed to be "disposable". They don't need a life-span of more than a year, two at the most. It's sad that the plastic industry has spent more on their image than on the problem. Plastic bags remain inexpensive only because the manufacturer's responsibility ends at point of purchase. The rest of the tab is picked up by you and me in our tax base.

Some plastic manufacturers are now producing blends of polyethylene and additives that help the bags break down a little faster, but the process leaves pieces of plastic debris that are not biodegradable to definition and do not compost. In our view, the claim of biodegradability offered by these products is misleading to many consumers and a weak attempt to find compromise with nature.

We believe there is no compromise. We believe we have found the answer. With your support, we can achieve our mission of being the product of choice for waste disposal. We can change the world, without changing the earth.

Sincerely,

Dave Williams, President