Biodegradable CD/DVD

November 06, 2004

corn diskDiscovery Channel :: News :: Eco-Friendly Disc Stores Data on Corn

Pioneer Corp. said Thursday it had developed a next-generation disc made of corn to let the eco-conscious consumer dispose of data in the soil. ...

"If the starch polymer is incinerated, it will not emit dioxins and any other harmful chemicals," the company said. ...

Earlier this year, Sony Corp. and another Japanese company, Toppan Printing, said they had developed a paper disc that can be destroyed with scissors for fool-proof data security.

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