Cereplast, Inc is a company that has developed processes for manufacturing biodegradable plastics. Using their own patented proprietary formulations, Cereplast is able to create plastics for just about any large or small scale industry use.

Food service providers have begun using Cereplast’s products such as their biodegradable forks, knives, spoons, and plates. However, on an even larger scale, CERP is able to manufacture renewable plastic for such uses as yogurt containers, automobile moldings, food distributors, and just about any plastic product you can imagine.

Cereplast has two primary lines of its compostable resins; Cereplast Compostables and Cereplast Hybrid Resins. From the company’s website, cereplast.com:

“Cereplast Compostables® resins are renewable, ecologically sound substitutes for petroleum-based plastic products, replacing nearly 100% of the petroleum-based additives used in traditional plastics. Cereplast Compostables® resins are starch-based, made from corn, wheat, tapioca and potato starches that primarily come from the Midwest (versus oil from the Middle East).”

“Cereplast Hybrid Resins® products are bio-based, replacing 50% or more of the petroleum content in traditional plastic products with materials from renewable sources such as starches from corn, tapioca, wheat and potatoes.”

They have also developed a method of turning algae into biodegradable plastics. This new technology not only produces little to no green house gas emissions, but it is completely renewable and compostable.

For those of you who like to invest in green companies, Cereplast is also a publicly traded company. The stock symbol is CERP.OB and it is poised for growth over the coming years.

Keep an eye on Cereplast as it looks like they are positioned well to provide quality green products and change the landscape of the plastics industry.