Plastic has been around for as long as I have been alive. It’s has a nearly indispensable use in food packaging. However, disposal of plastic waste has become a global nightmare. Still, no viable cost-effective alternative has replaced it.
Is “edible packaging” the next disruptive trend that would significantly loosen the grip of plastic over the food packaging industry?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/tech/innovation/this-edible-wrapping-tastes-good/index.html
Disruptive Frontiers & The Death of Traditional Business Models 