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1. A shipping container to hold an item, comprising:
an exterior box having a floor and a plurality of side walls to define a cavity therein and an opening to the cavity at a top of the box; a cover to close off the top of the box; a plurality of thermally insulating pads positioned in the cavity, the plurality of thermally insulating pads positioned such that each of the floor, plurality of side walls and cover are adjacent to and covered by a pad from the plurality of thermally insulating pads, the plurality of thermally insulating pads shaped to provide an interior space to receive the item, wherein each pad of the plurality of thermally insulating pads includes
a solid compostable panel formed primarily of extruded milled sorghum, the panel providing a rectangular plate dimensioned to substantially span whichever of the floor, plurality of side walls or cover that the rectangular plate is adjacent, anda compostable water-proof film forming a pocket enclosing the panel, wherein the panel is loose within the pocket, wherein at least one of the plurality of thermally insulating pads includes a multi-section panel including a score across its width in at least one location, the score extending partially but not entirely through the thickness of the multi-section panel, the multi-section panel folded at a right angle at the score such that the panel provides a plurality of rectangular plates dimensioned to substantially span whichever of the floor, plurality of side walls or cover that the plurality of plates is adjacent. |
