Greening Of The Plastic Card Industry

CornCard USA is identical to traditional plastic cards in look, feel, and durability while offering the same reliability and functionality.

"Major national retailers and quick service restaurants are already considering alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics for a variety of reasons, such as the stable prices and more environmentally friendly nature of corn produced right here in the U.S.," said Eric Blank, executive vice- president, Arthur Blank & Co. "If you compare bushels of corn to barrels of oil over the past 5 years, crude oil prices have skyrocketed, while U.S. corn supplies and prices have remained relatively constant."

The first volume manufacturer to offer corn-based plastic cards, Arthur Blank & Co. is proud to be the leader in the greening of the plastic card industry. CornCard USA(TM), manufactured from NatureWorks(R) PLA, is available in nearly the entire line of Arthur Blank & Co.'s product offerings including: gift, loyalty, debit, membership, and ID cards.

Arthur Blank & Co. will showcase CornCard USA(TM) during the National Retail Federation Expo, January 16-17 in New York (Booth #744). Further information about CornCard USA(TM) and other products from Arthur Blank & Co. can be found by visiting http://www.arthurblank.com, or by calling (800) 776- 7333.

Jennifer Heldt Powell reports on the CornCard in this morning's Boston Herald.

Millions of gift cards, store loyalty cards, promotional credit cards and identification cards will be thrown away this year — carted off to some landfill, where they’ll sit for years, or burned in an incinerator releasing toxins. It doesn’t have to be that way, according to one local company. Arthur Blank & Co. Inc. is today releasing a new card that, unlike a plastic PVC card, can be composted, and won’t release toxins when it’s burned. Best of all, it’s made from a common, totally renewable resource: corn.