Many golf balls are lost each year. In the United States alone some 300 million end up in the environment annually. These golf balls, made of plastics and heavy metals, remain a burden on nature and the environment for centuries. The solution? A biodegradable golf ball. After years of research, a golf ball was developed by manufacturer Biogolf that not only meets all game requirements, but is 100 per cent biodegradable. Lamb Weston Meijer, producer of frozen potato products, will provide starch as raw material for the golf ball.
Yes indeed, the biodegradable golf ball will partly consist of potato starch. The required quality potato starch is a by-product from the production at Lamb Weston Meijer and is released when cutting potatoes into fries. The next three years, the Dutch branches of Lamb Weston Meijer will supply Biogolf with the starch for the production of these unique biodegradable Nature SX golf ball. As the potatoes are grown at relatively short distance from the factories, no unnecessary mileage is required, nor is there any additional energy needed to produce the starch.
Source: Duurzaamondernemen.nl
