Credit Cards from Corn?
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Credit Cards from Corn?
Citing lower costs as well as environmental friendliness, Arthur
Blank & Co., a manufacturer of card products for multiple
industries, has introduced CornCard USA, an alternative form
of credit card made of corn. The company's technology can also
be used for other types of cards, such as gift cards and phone
cards -- in fact, its purpose may be more suited to these other
types of cards that get used quickly and then thrown away, helping
to clog landfills with plastic that doesn't degrade. Currently,
credit cards and similar plastic cards are petroleum-based.
"Major
national retailers and quick service restaurants are already
considering alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics
for a variety of reasons, such as the stable prices and more
environmentally friendly nature of corn produced right here
in the U.S.," said Eric Blank, executive vice- president, Arthur
Blank & Co. "If you compare bushels of corn to barrels of oil
over the past 5 years, crude oil prices have skyrocketed, while
U.S. corn supplies and prices have remained relatively constant."
Published 01/16/06 (Modified 05/07/12)
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