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Bioplastic extracted from cactus **
The Mexixan stop-motion animation filmmakers Arturo Tornero Aceves (Monarca), and Nabí Orozco Torres (House of Memory) are working with chemical engineer Sandra Pascoe Ortiz to create a biodegradable alternative to plastic that can replace silicone in stop-motion animation production. As a research professor at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac in Guadalajara, Sandra Pascoe Ortiz has been experimenting with some species of nopal, a native Mexican plant, to develop a non-toxic, renewable material made from cactus resin, which is extracted and then mixed with glycerin, proteins, and natural waxes. Unlike the production of traditional plastics, which are petroleum based, bioplastic extracted from cactus is renewable as well as carbon neutral.