thedailygreen.com —Polythene (a.k.a. polyethylene), the plastic found in plastics with recycling numbers 1, 2 and 4 turns 75 Thursday, as the Independent points out.
There's a company that makes water bottles out of corn that breaks down 80 days after its thrown away called Biota. http://www.biotaspringwater.com/ check out their video.
Happy birthday plastic. What would we do without you? Only another two-million, one-hundred and twenty-five thousand years until you die and decompose. I sure wish I had a lifespan that long. ;-)