BPIs Compostable Logo"effort is featured in the American Environmental Review Series

One of the key programs for the The Biodegradable Products Institutes is highlighted on the American Environmental Review series, which is distributed via PBS stations in the US and can be seen overseas.

April 23, 2003 (PR WEB) New York, NY, The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced today that is Compostable Logo" effort is profiled in the American Environmental Review series. The Series is hosted by Morley Safer and features technologies and services that have the potential to significantly help the environment. The BPI segment features its new symbol that makes it easier for consumers and others to identify biodegradable plastics-ones that will compost quickly and completely-just like yard trimmings and food scraps.

The American Environmental Review series is an ideal way to build consumer awareness of biodegradable plastics around the world and the role they can play in todays society," stated Steve Mojo, BPI Executive Director. We are extremely excited to be a featured guest on the series", Mojo added

This important story will be distributed to all 347 Public Television stations nationwide and distributed internationally on WorldNet, which is part of the Voice of America Television. Also the segment can be downloaded from the BPIs website.

The American Environmental Review series is independently produced by WJMK, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida.

The BPI is a multi-stakeholder group, involving people and organizations that produce, use or recover biodegradable plastic products. It promotes the growth of biodegradable plastics through education, use of scientifically-based standards, and cooperative efforts with organizations in Europe and Asia. For more information about the BPI and the compostable logo program, visit its website: www.bpiworld.org.