MoMA Store Goes For Paper-Free Packaging
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 04. 8.07
The shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York does nothing without style, so it is fitting that their bags and boxes should now be made from TerraSkin, (mentioned earlier by Justin here) a paper substitute made from inorganic mineral powder and resin. No trees were damaged in the production of this paper and no water wasted; apparently high temperature is used to melt and dissolve its ingredients. When "left out in nature" it dissolves back to what is basically ground rock in six to nine months. It also is non-porous and takes 20-30% less ink to print on it. While TreeHugger says that no packaging is the best packaging, these look like keepers. Overwrought flashy website at ::TerraSkin via ::Sustainable is Good
TerraSkin does sound like the next big thing. But the mass production of TerraSkin bags has not been justified yet to replace the existing plastic or paper bags. Until something permanent & universal comes up on stage, I believe most people are still stuck with the existing bags.