RichD wrote:
>
> I'm at Whole Foods the other day, they have this array
> of recycle bins, sheesh, you need a PhD to toss your garbage.
>
> Anyway, I throw the plastic utensils into the trash, one
> of the staff says, "That's biodegradable, toss it in the
> compost bin." Polywhatever can be fertilizer? It seems
> the 'plastic' is made from potatos.
>
> ok chemists, how do you turn potatos into a moldable material?
>
> --
> Rich

If you look up 'plastic from potatoes' you will get a lot of answers.

Look up 'polyester bees' for a different sort of 'plastic'.

Or try this for plastic made from veg oil:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0702151141.htm