{"id":1326,"date":"2009-03-28T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2009-03-28T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T19:56:00","slug":"eat-potatoes-with-potatoes-use-biodegradable-tater-ware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/eat-potatoes-with-potatoes-use-biodegradable-tater-ware\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Potatoes with Potatoes &#8211; Use Biodegradable Tater Ware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/potatoes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1328 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconom.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/potatoes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>Every day, we are faced with the question of whether it is greener to serve meals on reusable dishes and waste water to wash them with, or contribute to the <a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/2008\/09\/09\/general-motors-sees-profit-in-landfill-free-manufacturing\/\">landfill<\/a> problem by using paper plates and plastic utensils.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdfs.net\/products\/TaterWare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biodegradable Food Service Products <\/a>(abbreviated BDFS) has a solution to this dilemma by using the humble potato to manufacture a whole line of food service products that include clam shell take-out trays, &#8220;silver&#8221;ware, plates, cups\u00a0with lids, and deli trays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdfs.net\/products\/TaterWare\/TaterWareBooklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tater Ware<\/a> is heat stable to 375 degrees, meets FDA requirements for direct food contact, freezer safe, microwarmable, and suitable for both hot and cold foods.<\/p>\n<p>The companies &#8220;secret sauce&#8221; appears to be a novel process for polymerizing plant starch.\u00a0 Their products are both biodegradable AND compostable, which is a double benefit.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter&#8217;s school,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.istp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISTP<\/a> in Palo Alto, CA \u00a0is going green by switching to Tater Ware for their lunch services.\u00a0 If everyone switched to <a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/category\/sustainable-agriculture\/\">biodegradable products<\/a>, it would make\u00a0a huge difference in our world!<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikipedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wikipedia.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day, we are faced with the question of whether it is greener to serve meals on reusable dishes and waste water to wash them with, or contribute to the landfill problem by using paper plates and plastic utensils.\u00a0\u00a0 Biodegradable Food Service Products (abbreviated BDFS) has a solution to this 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