Plastic Type Bags Made From Potato Starch

[Coppit]

My monthly supply of pills from Boots comes in a bag stated to be made from potato starch. While I'm glad that it's not plastic I'm a bit uneasy about food being used lik=e this. Any comments please?

[237SJ]

Anything's got to be better than plastic.

[Mamyalynne]

Generally an excellent idea, there is I believe some confusion about how best to dispose of them if you don't compost at home, but a step in the right direction for sure.

[alavahalf]

How can you possibly feel uneasy about a bag made from a potato .. when the chances are, you happily walk around in shoes made from animal skin ?

.. remember a potato wont be with us for life .. but plastic will !

[pastafreak]

I see no problem. I'm sure potato starch is a by product of all the various other uses for potato. So this way, nothing goes to waste.

[barry1010]

I think coppit is concerned about land been used to grow potatoes not for food but for bags. I don’t know how the bag making industry gets the potato starch

[barry1010]

A factory in Bangalore pays local farmers over the odds for the potatoes to make the starch. Would be interested to know what happens elsewhere

[gness]

There is so much information about potato starch but try this. Hope it helps.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/potato-starch

[Coppit]

TKS for interesting range of responses.

[bhg481]

Some of our monthly magazines come wrapped in a potato starch envelope - transparent enough to see the address through but recyclable.