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Podcast: Grassroots Marketing
Episode: Biodegradable Plastics with James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith of Sana Packaging
Description: Cannabis Packaging Trend: Biodegradable Plastics - Are They Actually That Sustainable?In the packaging industry at large, many are beginning to use biodegradable plastics as a sustainable solution to single-use plastics. For these reasons and more, Sana Packaging — a leader in sustainable packaging — is not:Biodegradable additives in these plastics break down into microplastics. They are not ideal for landfills because they release methane (a greenhouse gas 23x more potent than CO2). Biodegradable plastics aren’t necessarily more sustainable than traditional plastics when the whole life cycle of the material is taken into consideration. Sana’s...