Pioneer Develops Biodegradable DVD

Japanese home electronics company Pioneer has developed a biodegradable DVD. The disc is made from a material based on corn starch.

The company says the material could be much less expensive than current polycarbonate DVDs, once the new DVDs get into large scale production.

According to a report in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper, the company expects to bring the disc to market in a year or two.

Although the bulk of the disc will be biodegradable, the data layer will have to be recycled separately.

Sanyo, in collaboration with Mitsui, has also developed a corn-based DVD.