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How long does PLA take to biodegrade or compost ? PLA is fully compostible and biodegradable. In commercial composting conditions, PLA will compost in approximately 30-45 days. Composting may take longer in a home conposting bin. If I throw PLA in the trash, will it biodegrade in a landfill ?Most landfills are not designed to allow biodegrading of their contents. With that being said, PLA will react in landfills like other organic waste such as food. PLA is fully compostible in a composting facility. In addition PLA is made from a renewable resource - corn - instead of regular plastic that is made from oil. Is PLA more or less expensive than regular plastic ?PLA is now becoming competitively priced with PET plastic. For some products like the cold cups, PLA is less expensive than PET. For other products, PLA is the same or slightly more. Since PLA is made from U.S. grown corn, you can be confident that your money is going back to the U.S economy rather than to overseas oil companies. What products are made out of PLA ?Products include cups,cutlery,food containers,trash bags and more. Everyday new products are being products are being produced and soon enough every plastic product will have a PLA counterpart |
![]() What is PLAPLA stands for Polyactide, and is a versatile polymer produced by NatureWorks LLC. PLA is made from latic acid. Latic acid is made from dextrose by fermentation. Dextrose is made from cornstarch and cornstarch is made from carbon dioxide and water. PLA can be formed in to several different products like you see in our website.![]() |