PLA is a clear, nature-based food packaging innovation made 100 percent from corn, making it a natural fit for fresh, wholesome foods. And, because NatureWorks PLA is made from corn (maize), it can be composted. PLA resin starts as the carbon corn plants remove from the air during photosynthesis and store in grain starches. The starches are broken down into natural plant sugars and, through a simple process of fermentation, separation and polymerization, the carbon and other elements in these natural sugars are used to make the plastic polylactide (PLA).

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