EarthShell Corporation (fka ERTH)

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Wal-Mart and Target Add EarthShell(R) To Pro-Environment Offering
Tuesday March 20, 2:05 pm ET
Biodegradable Dinnerware Now on Shelves in 5,000 Stores Nationwide


ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EarthShell®- the environmentally preferable disposable dinnerware made from corn, potatoes and limestone - has earned coveted space on the shelves of the nation's top retailers as the ground swell of consumer support for all things green becomes a permanent trend.
Source: ReNewable Products, Inc.

· EarthShell offers consumers the hard-to-find combination of convenience, quality and environmental responsibility. (Photo: Business Wire). View Multimedia Gallery




EarthShell products will be available across the country in time for the 2007 picnic and barbeque season at stores including: Wal-Mart, Target, H-E-B, Meijer, Spartan Stores, Whole Foods, Gelson's, Kowalski's and a number of other independent grocers. Publix Supermarkets, the largest grocer in the Southeast, is currently testing EarthShell in more than 400 stores.

"EarthShell offers consumers the hard-to-find combination of convenience, quality and environmental responsibility that today's families demand," explains Bob Pondo, vice president for ReNewable Products, Inc. (RPI). RPI makes EarthShell branded products, which include plates and bowls made from renewable corn and potato starch mixed with abundant limestone. EarthShell manufacturing uses less energy and fossil fuel; emits less "greenhouse" carbon dioxide and "acid rain" sulfur dioxide; and ultimately the product takes up less space in landfills than paper, plastic and foam. Independent studies prove EarthShell will biodegrade fully in compost, outdoor degradation and a marine environment.

In contrast, containers and packaging comprise the largest portion of products entering the solid waste stream, representing 76.7 million tons a year (EPA 2005). Traditional plastic, foam and paper waste related to disposable dinnerware are large components of this waste and are related to increased greenhouse emissions and depletion of forests.

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Source: ReNewable Products, Inc.