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Massachusetts-based Jim's Organic Coffee has introduced a new greener coffee bag made by fres-co. The new 12 oz. bag will serve as the company's consumer retail packaging and incorporates green components never before used in a coffee bag. The new bag is the first generation of a coffee bag made with renewable resources on the concept of working to replace petroleum-based components in its old coffee bag with renewable ones.

Biodegradable corn plastics are the key to reducing landfill volume, right? Maybe not: get the real scoop on eco-plastic.

San Francisco-based Green Toys is launching a line of what it calls environmentally friendly toys. The toys will be made from a bio-based plastic produced by Cereplast. Green Toys are produced using an injection molding process. Because of this, the Cereplast resin is combined with polylactide (PLA) from NatureWorks LLC. PLA is a versatile polymer that is made from a complex process beginning with corn.