# Go Green for Free – Trellis Bioplastics Dream

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/07/go-green-for-free-trellis-bioplastics-dream/
- Published: 2011-07-19T04:19:52-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Founded in 2006, Trellis is an early established innovator in bioplastics and sustainable
food service packing and plastic bags with over 100 SKUs and integrated branding,
manufacturing and distribution selling to major retail chains and corporations in
the U.S. Trellis products employ a proprietary blend of biomass and conventional
polymers for a lower blended average cost of materials. For more information please
visit Trellis website: [www.TrellisEarth.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20180730213520/http://trellisearth.com:80/)

[[Though in its infancy, the bioplastics industry is growing quickly and the addressable
global market for biodegradable/compostable bioplastics is enormous.  According 
to BCC Research, the global market for bioplastics was about 570 million pounds 
in 2009 and is forecast to increase to 1.2 billion pounds in 2012, representing 
an almost 18% annual growth rate over the three year period. Some predict that the
global market for bioplastics could reach $20 billion by the end of 2020.    

Bioplastics, or organic plastics, are made from renewable resources and native plant
starches such as corn, tapioca, wheat and potatoes, as well as cane sugar and soy,
rather than oil. In an age troubled by global warming,[ energy](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/08/10-largest-wind-project-development-2022/)
security, and depletion of fossil fuels, bioplastics offer many benefits, including
the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, dependence on fossil fuels, and minimizing
toxic waste in the environment. Bioplastics are produced from annually renewable
resources, generate 70% less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional plastics,
and many are fully compostable in a matter of months.

Within the $1 billion per month disposable plastic products market in U.S., over
98% of products are still being made from conventional plastics.**  **However, bioplastics
adoption is growing as costs come down and production methods are refined. **Trellis
Earth Products, Inc.**is a pioneer in creating and branding sustainable food service
packing and plastic bags that range from 30% biomass to 100% biomass and various
tiers in between. The Company has integrated this knowledge into the process of 
compounding and extrusion, injection molding, thermoforming and film blowing entirely
in-house.  

Trellis has filed a provisional patent on a new proprietary blend of biomass to 
create deliware that behaves like traditional plastic with the same manufacturing
economies of scale and is water proof and food-contact safe, yet is entirely petroleum
free and priced significantly lower than oil-based plastics.  This technology could
also be applied to other bioplastic products. Once commercialized, more and more
businesses will be able to switch to bioplastics and effectively **“Go Green for
Free.”**

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