Additional Environmental Benefits of EarthFirst® Films:
Do you still need more reasons to put the earth first?
... it is going to change the way that people think about plastic film. It doesn't have to be a wasteful product.
- EarthFirst Films are made from annually renewable plant resources.
- EarthFirst Films are compostable to the ASTM D6400 and DIN EN 13432 standards.
- EarthFirst Films save energy! When you use 100 pounds of EarthFirst film you are saving enough energy to run a 100 watt lightbulb for eight months.
- All these benefits mean that EarthFirst films are more environmentally friendly than any other plastic film out there.
Someday soon the world will compost all of its plastic film.
The PLA Life Cycle:
- Plants are harvested
- Plants are fermented into dextrose
- Dextrose is catalyzed into the PLA polymer: IngeoTM polymer
- Products, like EarthFirst® PLA film are made with the polymer
- Products are composted in an industrial facility
- Compost is used to grow more plants
Polymer from Plants:
IngeoTM polymer can be made from a wide variety of plants, not just corn. It can be made from sugar beets or switchgrass. Even sugarcane can be turned into PLA polymer.