Paper alloy takes shape for biodegradable consumer electronics (write your individual origami joke)

So you’re anxiously awaiting your biodegradable car and your biodegradable 3D glasses , looking ahead to the day when everything you own can return to the loam from which it sprang. But, what in regards to the computer you’re using this very moment? It’s probably fabricated from non-green materials like injection-molded plastic, and slapping some bamboo on it isn’t fooling anyone. Design and engineering firm PEGA involves your rescue with a brand new composite material fabricated from recycled paper and polypropylene alloy. Lightweight, durable, and cheap to supply, it acts much like typical ABS plastic — and it even is available in the classic soul-killing beige. Maybe it’s what Apple’s been looking ahead to .