SOMETIMES THE LITTLE GUYS WIN

September 30th, 2010

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You’ve probably noticed us blogging/talking/tweeting about SB 1454 recently– that’s the California Senate Bill that would have made it illegal for us to sell our biodegradable plastic trash and food bags in California. SB 1454 would have been great news for the big players in the corn plastic industry, effectively sidelining their competition in the state.

Well, corn cobs all over California did a little dance yesterday when they learned that SB 1454 was VETOED by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Insert cheering sounds from corn cobs delighted by their newfound freedom)…Yes! We believe strongly that this bill, while well-intentioned, would not in fact have made green product labeling clearer to consumers, but rather would have crippled the numerous businesses like ours that are trying to utilize non-corn-plastic technology to solve the problem of forever-plastic. It ain’t all about the corn plastic, we say!

In his statement about the veto, the Governor expressed concern that SB 1454 would have had “unforeseen consequences” –by equating compost claims with biodegradability claims–two very different things. We most certainly agree.

At Green Genius, our mission is to reduce the amount of “forever plastic” cluttering up this Earth– and this bill sounded like it was environmentally-minded too. But the truth is, we need as many businesses and individuals as possible out there trying to solve the problem– now is not the time to squash innovation. So, way to go Arnold! And three cheers for innovation!

http://www.thegreengenius.com/blog/sometimes-the-little-guys-win

Letter from the Bio-Tec Environmental LLC's CEO about products claiming they are the same as EcoPure

Bio Tec Environmental, LLC would like to inform all of its current and prospective clients, that are very interested in our biodegradable technology, that we have competitors that routinely refer to Bio-Tec Environmental technology and products as theirs. Our competitors have gone so far as to use Bio-Tec proprietary test reports, redact out Bio-Tec company name and/ or our test laboratory name, and present our proprietary reports as theirs.

This unscrupulous business activity has been a nuisance and has caused confusion for several of our clients, many of which have converted from our competitor's products over to ours once they realize that our product performs much differently and is far superior to our competitors based on test results.



We believe that it is best to make as many of our current and prospective customers aware of this problem before they reach a final decision on which biodegradable technology to implement for their company.



Our products are sold only directly by our company and authorized distributors. If a company claims to be selling our products, you should ask them the name and contact phone number of the laboratory that performed the test results you are given and call up the laboratory and ask them the name of the company they work with. If they will not give you contact information for the testing laboratory then realize that you are being deceived.

Our products are sold only directly by our company and authorized distributors. Our authorized distributors are: __________  ___________ ___________ _____________.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about this, or about whether the company you are working with sells our products.

John Lake President Bio-Tec Environmental LLC 

Green Genius - The Plastic Problem...And A New Solution!

Green Genius presents... Biodegradable Plastics!

Our Office Location - RicheBio Sdn. Bhd.

Lot 5815-A, Jalan BS 7/7, Bukit Serdang Industrial Park, Seri Kembangan (road not indicated on the map but is located on the left side of Jalan BS 11/14 T-junction or bottom left corner of the map - building denoted as SKFORMWARE below).
Coordinates: 3˚2'6"N, 101˚41'49"E

Directions:
From K.L.-Seremban Highway
Take the Balakong exit (last exit before the Sungai Besi toll)
Follow the road and make a U-turn at the roundabout
Continue straight on Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil and take the 3rd left turn (just after Astro, which would be on the right) onto Jalan PBS 14/1
When the road merges into a one-way street there will be a fork up ahead - keep right then left at the fork
Turn left at Jalan PBS 11/14 (there will be buildings with blue roofs at the turn) - 4th left turn and keep left when reaching towards the bottom of the hill (the road bends left at the end of the rows of shops)
Continue up the hill until the road bends left once more and make a right turn at the T-junction
Our office is located on the left (Wisma Modal Khas)



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SKFORMWARE    
(now known as Wisma Modal Khas)


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