Turning Plastic into Dirt...

Scientists Make Phone That Turns Into a Sunflower

Scientists said on Monday they have come up with a cell phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away. The company Pvaxx, subcontracted through Motorola, has come up with a polymer that looks like any other plastic, but which degrades into soil when discarded.

The issue of electronics recycling is an increasingly tricky one - who doesn't have a box in their closet filled with old cellphones, pagers, game boys or electronic organizers? The problem is the elements contained in those products shouldn't be disposed of in a normal landfill.

This doesn't solve all the problems - yet. But the future of unique biotechnology applications is coming up roses... (or in this case, sunflowers.)