More About Corntainers
Is the product really made from corn?
Absolutely.
Using a corn yield of 130 bushels per acre, we can produce about 54,000 bottles per acre of corn.
NATUREWORKS® LLC purchases corn and under intense heat, reduces the corn to polyactide acid (“PLA”). 100 bushels of corn are required per 1 metric ton of NATUREWORKS ® PLA.
NATUREWORKS® PLA is the worlds first commercially available greenhouse-gas-neutral polymer. By achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuel consumption is decreased by 65% compared to traditional plastic.
The polymer is sent to a preform manufacturer who prepares preforms that can be molded into final products such as Corntainer Corps’ 500MML bottles.
Why use Corntainers?
Corntainer Corps’ bottles are made from corn and are compostable.
The raw material used is 100% renewabe.
The raw material is purchased from U.S. farmers.
Money spent to purchase this bottle stays in the U.S.A.
Bottles degrade in a commercial compost in 80 days
No petroleum is used in the product
The corn polymer is greenhouse-gas-neutral
About Corntainers Corp
Corntainers Corp was organized in response to a need for developed countries to reduce their addiction to petroleum. It is our belief that over use of petroleum is bad for our economy and for our eco system. Numerous companies have been organized recently to produce automotive fuel from renewable resources. Our goal is to produce any and all consumer products from non-petroleum renewable resources.
Our first product is a 250MM bottle
More interesting facts:
According to the research organization Earth Policy Institute, America’s demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil a year – enough to power 100,000 cars. And the Container Recycling Institute reports that 85% of plastic water bottles in the United States end up in olandfills. When burned, they produce buproducts that may be harmful to humans and the earth, according to the Earth Policy Institute.
(taken from the WEBMD, written by Colette Bouchez)