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Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industrial compostable
Compostable Garbage Bags
Garbage bags, that decompose with the waste.
- Oil & grease resistant
- Leak resistant
- Water resistant
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- Pan-India delivery
- Dispatches in 2–3 days
Specifications
- Good for
- Oil & grease resistant, leak resistant, water resistant
- End of life
- Industrial compostable
- Oil + grease
- Resistant
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Compared
Polylactic Acid (PLA) vs. what’s sold as “eco”.
A lot of packaging is sold as green. Here is what each option is actually made of, and what happens to it after the meal.
| This product Polylactic Acid (PLA) | BaselinePlastic | Sold as ecoPlastic-lined paper | Sold as ecoPlastic-coated paper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made from | Plant starch (corn or sugarcane) | Oil or natural gas | Paper with a thin plastic film inside | Paper or board with a plastic coat |
| Hot, oily food | No, cold food and drinks only | Holds, but can soften and release chemicals when hot | Holds, but the plastic film touches your food | Holds, but the coat touches your food |
| Microwave | No | Only some types | Varies, check the pack | Varies, check the pack |
| Breaks down | About 24 weeks in industrial facility | Doesn’t. Lasts centuries, as microplastics | The paper does; the film stays | The paper does; the coat stays |
| The real difference | Looks and feels like plastic, but isn't | Here for centuries after one meal | Plastic hidden inside paper | A plastic coat, sold as paper |
- Made from
- Polylactic Acid (PLA): Plant starch (corn or sugarcane)
- Plastic: Oil or natural gas
- Plastic-lined paper: Paper with a thin plastic film inside
- Plastic-coated paper: Paper or board with a plastic coat
- Hot, oily food
- Polylactic Acid (PLA): No, cold food and drinks only
- Plastic: Holds, but can soften and release chemicals when hot
- Plastic-lined paper: Holds, but the plastic film touches your food
- Plastic-coated paper: Holds, but the coat touches your food
- Microwave
- Polylactic Acid (PLA): No
- Plastic: Only some types
- Plastic-lined paper: Varies, check the pack
- Plastic-coated paper: Varies, check the pack
- Breaks down
- Polylactic Acid (PLA): About 24 weeks in industrial facility
- Plastic: Doesn’t. Lasts centuries, as microplastics
- Plastic-lined paper: The paper does; the film stays
- Plastic-coated paper: The paper does; the coat stays
- The real difference
- Polylactic Acid (PLA): Looks and feels like plastic, but isn't
- Plastic: Here for centuries after one meal
- Plastic-lined paper: Plastic hidden inside paper
- Plastic-coated paper: A plastic coat, sold as paper
The Polylactic Acid (PLA) Edition
About polylactic acid (pla)
Plant-based plastic made from corn or sugarcane starch. It is often used as it is flexible and clear like plastic.
- Source
- Plant starch (corn or sugarcane)
- How it’s made
- Extraction of sugar, fermentation, polymerisation, moulding.
- After use
- Industrial compostable
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