Which inventor first developed and patented biodegradable plastic made from plant starches in 1990, revolutionizing sustainable packaging?

Test your knowledge about the origins of sustainable products and eco-friendly inventions! Many of today's green technologies have fascinating histories and unexpected inventors behind them. This poll explores a landmark development in sustainable product design that changed how we think about environmental impact in manufacturing. Can you identify the correct origin story of this significant innovation?

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Italian chemist Catia Bastioli, who created Mater-Bi bioplastic while working at Novamont
American engineer Norman Borlaug, better known for his work in sustainable agriculture
Japanese scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro, who pioneered the material while researching at Toyota
Swedish chemist Lars Onsager, who developed it as a byproduct of his Nobel Prize-winning research