[GreenYes] Re: biobased plastic bags

["Nancy Poh" <greenbeingnancy@no.address>]

Earthcycle get their palm husk fibre from oil palm plantations in
Malaysia with the cooperation of the  government there.  They are in
the news.

http://www.earthcycle.com/news.html

Information posted on Friends of Earth about Malaysia is not accurate.  The Malaysian Palm 
						Oil Association (MPOA) is the umbrella body for the 
						private growers of plantation tree crops in Malaysia and it is one of the members of Roundtable on Sustainable Palmoil.  You can see list of members, that includes Earthcycle and WWF-Malaysia, at the following link 

http://www.rspo.org/profile.htm 

WWF-Malaysia has worked on 
						important conservation projects, from saving endangered 
						species such as tigers and turtles, to protecting our 
						highland forests, rivers and seas. WWF-Malaysia 
						currently runs more than 50 projects including: 
						scientific field research, policy work with the 
						government, environmental education, public awareness 
						programmes, working with local communities to improve 
						livelihoods  and protect the environment as 
						well as training and supporting other conservation 
						organisations in Malaysia.

In Malaysia, the company, Ecologico Packaging Sdn Bhd, produces the same packaging under the brand name EcoPak.

Nancy
http://greenbeingnancy.blogspot.com