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Eco-Products 64oz Rectangular Clear PLA Container 200 Count
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Corn Based Products is about products and resins made out of starch from corn. Traditional Plastic packaging is made from oil based resins. Corn based Plastic takes about 12-24 months to decompose in a compost pile like this PLA Plastic cup.
Jaya Pla Corn Cold, 12-Ounce Cups (Pack of 1000)
In a commercial compost pile corn based plastic takes about 6 to 18 months.
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Packaging material is one of the leading uses of corn based plastic. Corn Base plastic used a resin called Polylactic Acid or referred to as PLA. PLA Plastic products are biodegradable. |
Less energy is required to make Corn Based Plastics and 50% less carbon- dioxides are release into the environment.
Jaya PLA Compostable Ingeo 24-Ounce Round Deli Container, 600-count Boxes
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