As waste becomes a bigger concern for those who have to account for environmental impact, the market for recylables will bloom. Here are some novel ideas:

The board is a genuine piece of pasta with some electronic components on it. When you are finished with it all you have to do is boil it in water and all the bits fall off.

There exhibition also showcased a printer case made of corn-based BioPlastic that degrades gracefully, and a phone case made of Kenaf, a plant grown all over the world, which effectively melts when you bury it.

One mobile phone case had been made from biodegradable plastic, with a sunflower seed inserted into it. By planting the case in the soil a flower grows.

Soon chips might really be…chips. Just bring salsa and and you can take a byte out of your computer. In terms of security this could be huge. For example it would be far easier to secure-erase a disk if it were water-soluable. Concentrated hydriodic acid, used today for secure-wipe procedures, leaves such a mess.