A possible replacement for Styrofoam called ‘biofoam’ uses wood waste from B.C. wildfires and infestations of mountain pine beetles
Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say scientists.
The biofoam project is a collaboration between the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in central B.C. and University of B.C. researchers. Ogen said wildfires and infestations of mountain pine beetles in the 1990s and 2000s had created large amounts of waste that they wanted to be used in a meaningful way. “With this opportunity, we don’t necessarily have to look at our backyard. There are other areas in Western Canada we could look at, even in the United States or overseas … I think there’s a great opportunity to make it a worldwide success.”
Investors and manufacturers are now being sought to launch a pilot plant to produce biofoam in B.C. next year.
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