EarthShell to get boost from packaging deal with Wal-Mart

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (Dec. 2) -- EarthShell Corp. said Wal-Mart intends to expand the availability of EarthShell Packaging plates and bowls by more than ten times to select stores throughout the United States.

The planned expansion will make EarthShell Packaging plates and bowls available to consumers at approximately 1,200 Wal-Mart stores nationwide in the first quarter of next year, the company said.

The products were first made available within the Western region earlier this year in individual packages of 25 plates and 30 bowls.

EarthShell products are made from natural limestone and potato starch. The compostable products biodegrade when exposed to moisture in nature, and they disintegrate in water when crushed or broken.