Japan for Sustainability reports that Fujitsu has developed computer cases that are 50% bioplastic – a substance derived from starches found in corn and potatos. The cases are not 100% bioplastic because of molding problems that have yet to be worked out, but the hybrid material sill reduces CO2 emissions by about 15% over the product lifetime.
Fujitsu Working on Bioplastic Computer Components
By Nick Aster | May 18th, 2005 
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May 19, 2005 at 20:09 pm PDT | sustainablog writes:
Fujitsu Announces Green Computer Cases
From Japan for Sustainability via TriplePundit, an announcement that “Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced on January 13, 2005 that they have jointly developed the world’s first large personal computer case…