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The ILC Blog
Here, we wish to share our knowledge of commodities, their origins and history, new tech applications, market trends, as well as interesting developments pertaining to world trade.
Island Leaf has published dozens of entries in The Bamboo Press. This short-form blog aims to inform busy professionals about the virtues of Lastic Bamboo Resin, a biodegradable and compostable plastic-substitute used to make straws, utensils, food boxes, and more.
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Jason Angle
Jun 9, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 56: The Importance of Product Compostability
Because we serve as the marketing, sales, and account management team for Lastic®, producer of the best home and garden (H&G)...
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Jason Angle
Jun 2, 20233 min read
The Bamboo Press 55: Why Consumers Should Only Purchase AS5810 Certified Products
As we’ve mentioned before, humanity is at a critical juncture with plastics. Fomented by creative destruction and a widespread urgency to...
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Jason Angle
May 26, 20233 min read
The Bamboo Press 54: Updated Lastic® Advantages
It's been a while since we've written about Lastic® Advantages. So, we'd like to catch everyone up because we've recently released new...
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Jason Angle
May 19, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 53: Post-Production Biodegradable BAMBOO Products
Many bioplastic critics vehemently point out that bioplastics can't be recycled. This observation will create confusion amongst the...
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Jason Angle
May 12, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 52: Food-Waste Solutions
Because we're advocates for Lastic® Bamboo Resin and BAMBOO products, we're also advocates for home and garden composting. We've...
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Jason Angle
May 5, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 51: One-Year Anniversary Promoting Lastic®
One year ago, Lastic® approached the Island Leaf Team (us) with market expansion in mind. The Taiwan-based company aspires to expand into...
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Jason Angle
Apr 28, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 50: Compostable Compendium V
It’s almost May, and soon The Bamboo Press will turn one! More about that next week though. In the meantime, we’ve just hit 50 editions...
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Jason Angle
Apr 27, 20237 min read
PFAS in Bagasse and Paper Food Packaging
As readers, clients, contacts, and associates know, Island Leaf Commodities is a trading company that serves as the sales and marketing...
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Jason Angle
Apr 21, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 49: Yet Another H&G Compostable Lastic® BAMBOO Product!
Suppose you're one of the many Lastic® fans and have kept up with our weekly publications of The Bamboo Press. In that case, you'll know...
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Jason Angle
Apr 14, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press #48 – Lastic® Client Case
For almost a year, Island Leaf Commodities has toiled to expand Lastic®'s global footprint. We've tapped our network. We've reached out...
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Jason Angle
Apr 7, 20231 min read
The Bamboo Press 47: New Lastic® BAMBOO Products!
As the sales and marketing agent for Lastic® Bamboo Resin and BAMBOO products, Island Leaf enthusiastically unveils and propels Lastic®...
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Jason Angle
Mar 31, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 46: Lastic® Food Boxes: Replacing PLA and Plastic
For many years, most food and beverage industry players have used the same difficult-to-recycle food packaging. While most of this...
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Jason Angle
Mar 30, 20239 min read
Compostable Packaging and Localizing Waste Management
Over the last few years, various commercial (or industrial) composting programs have emerged across the United States. These programs aim...
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Jason Angle
Mar 24, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 45: Transparency in Bioplastics
Ever since we began publishing The Bamboo Press, the Island Leaf Team and Lastic® have emphasized aspects crucial to the H&G (home and...
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Jason Angle
Mar 17, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 44: Is Compostable Film a Reality?
As most of you know, we began publishing The Bamboo Press about a year ago. The goal is to share a weekly short-form content piece to...
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Jason Angle
Mar 10, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 43 - H&G Compostable vs. Commercially Compostable Part 2
Welcome back to the second of our two-part series that compares H&G (home and garden) Compostable Certifications with Commercially...
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Jason Angle
Mar 3, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 42 - H&G Compostable vs. Commercial Compostable Part 1
Ten months ago, we began publishing weekly editions of The Bamboo Press. One crucial and repeating topic is compostability...
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Jason Angle
Feb 24, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press #41: Unavoidable Single-Use Plastics
Over the past two or three years, several players from a multitude of countries — citizens, groups, businesses, and governments- have...
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Jason Angle
Feb 23, 20237 min read
Marine Biodegradable PHA: Biopolymer of the Future?
The early 2020s have brought many interesting innovations to the plastics industry. Several producers are trying to reduce the plastic...
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Jason Angle
Feb 17, 20232 min read
The Bamboo Press 40: Compostable Compendium IV
In what feels like a blink of an eye, we’re almost two full months into 2023! What’s more pertinent to the Island Leaf team, however, is...
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