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CANADIAN BANK ISSUES BIODEGRADABLE CARD

Dec 22 1998 (CARD of the present days Vol. 13, No. 24 via COMTEX) --
Toronto-based Canada Trust rest a way to underscore its commitment
to
the environment and to its affinity card program with the Canada
Trust
Friends of the Environment Foundation this month through issuing the first
biodegradable credit card.

The card is made of a plant-based, completely biodegradable polymer
substance called Biopol, and is as durable and functions as a plastic
card would. Conventional plastic cards are made of polyvinyl chloride.

Biopol will break down in