On Jul 15, 6:31*pm, 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

Day-old french fries...

Seriously, google "bioplastics" or look at this:
http://www.worldcentric.org/biocompostables/bioplastics

Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA