[P2assist] EarthShell to get boost from packaging deal with Wal-Mart

Tue, 3 Dec 2002 07:35:52 -0500

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 EarthShell to get boost from packaging deal with Wal-Mart                  

 SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (Dec. 2) -- EarthShell Corp. said Wal-Mart intends   
 to expand the availability of EarthShell Packaging plates and bowls by     
 more than ten times to select stores throughout the United States.         

 The planned expansion will make EarthShell Packaging plates and bowls      
 available to consumers at approximately 1,200 Wal-Mart stores nationwide   
 in the first quarter of next year, the company said.                       

 The products were first made available within the Western region earlier   
 this year in individual packages of 25 plates and 30 bowls.                

 EarthShell products are made from natural limestone and potato starch. The 
 compostable products biodegrade when exposed to moisture in nature, and    
 they disintegrate in water when crushed or broken.                         

Karen Hales
Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist
TOWN of CARY

919-462-3873 voice
919-469-4304 fax
khales@ci.cary.nc.us
http://www.townofcary.org