Dishes Made From Corn?

At Crocodile Baby we're always looking for new and innovative sustainable solutions for baby. Recently we came across this lovely company, Dandelion Earth-Friendly Goods. Dandelion creates, among other things, feeding dishes and utensils made from corn! Corn you say? Why Corn?

Corn made products are Reusable. They reduce our dependency on both petroleum-based plastics and disposable ware in general as an essential step toward a healthier future for our families and our environment. Dandelion uses a unique corn (PLA) formula. Unlike conventional plastic, which is largely made from petroleum, this bioplastic is primarily made from corn! Polylactic acid (PLA) requires significantly less fossil resources, and generates far fewer green house gases than conventional plastic. And corn is a renewable and sustainable resource.

So, is corn the solution to our sustainable baby feeding campaign? Unfortunately no. Its a great step don't get me wrong, but even as a renewable resource corn is not ideal. Let's consider for a moment the amount of land required to grow enough corn to replace all current petroleum-based plastics? Now how many trees would have to be cut down to allow this kind of mass-agriculture?

While corn does have its drawbacks as a plastic alternative, it is definitely a step in the right direction. What we need is more companies thinking like Dandelion about new ways to reduce our carbon footprint while creating fun practical products moms and dads will love to use and that Crocodile loves to sell!

Also check out Dandelion's beautiful Organic Cotton Toys.