Green packaging from starch instead of plastic

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Toys, hangers, writing utensils, even window frames: plastic is everywhere. And its use is increasing. Plastic production has risen twentyfold since the early 1960s, according to the WWF. While it was almost 350 million tons a year in 2017, I expect the amount to double in about 20 years. Almost 40 percent of plastic manufacturing is in the packaging sector. The amount of waste — with plastic as the biggest…