{"id":2276,"date":"2021-03-17T20:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/?page_id=2276"},"modified":"2023-05-01T09:42:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:42:58","slug":"pla-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2276\" class=\"elementor elementor-2276\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50aba6b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50aba6b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242d2651\" data-id=\"242d2651\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e6090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7e6090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 11-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs PLA Bottles.eu<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e7a59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64e7a59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 11-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The world of bio-plastics (PLA) is not standing still. Every day, every week, and every month new ideas are developed and new products are created, materials, and methods to make the world more sustainable.<\/p><p>The purpose of the blogs is to familiarize you as a reader with bio-plastics, in particular PLA, and the existing and new applications that exist.<br \/>Every day we are busy developing new ways to make our products even better. Together with our partners all over the world, we are making great strides.<br \/>There are several other topics that we would like to tell you more about. Some groundbreaking, others more general, but no less important. So keep coming back to the blog page and see what&#8217;s new.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ebaaa7\" data-id=\"46ebaaa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e83001d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e83001d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3102b9f2\" data-id=\"3102b9f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fdf3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72fdf3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 11-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-dairy-cattle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-3-p2o9oi5edv64tvr7d4j5y4lcdv5qz27djyisbhn4ps.jpeg\" title=\"pla milk bottle\" alt=\"PLA plant-based milk bottles,\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109ccee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"109ccee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-dairy-cattle\">PLA as a feed for dairy cattle\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d750c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d750c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article about study: \u201cAssessment of polylactic acid as a feed ingredient for dairy cattle.\u201d \u2013 This study, published in the journal \u201cAnimal Feed Science and Technology,\u201d<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e127b83\" data-id=\"e127b83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da89f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da89f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-and-anaerobic-digestion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/incinerator--p2ocwka08g1ocl68nsjubc98vl4adny96ec2ifk6g0.jpeg\" title=\"biodegradable water bottles getting incinerated\" alt=\"biodegradable water bottles getting incinerated\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e2c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5e2c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-and-anaerobic-digestion\">PLA and anaerobic digestion<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a34462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a34462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polylactic Acid (PLA) is a biodegradable, bio-based polymer made from fermented plant sugars. The use of PLA as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion to produce biogas has gained attention as a way to reduce waste and produce renewable energy.<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6cb6f7\" data-id=\"c6cb6f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddcb4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ddcb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/biodegradable-compostable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/global-production-coming-years-p2rvphgz512wledaq07gkec6nl76fkdisnx8tf3s80.jpg\" title=\"bio-plastic bottles resin production\" alt=\"bio-plastic bottles resin production\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b887f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44b887f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/biodegradable-compostable\">Biodegradable vs. Compostable<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbf988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bbf988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biodegradable and compostable are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they actually have different meanings and implications.<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b395987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b395987\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-232628f\" data-id=\"232628f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e594bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e594bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/what-are-bioplastics-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/suikerriet-p2sotmc9my935d1498d48j9zsf9dam2cycjh7bxkz4.jpg\" title=\"sugarcane PLA bottles\" alt=\"Sugar cane PLA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef3c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ef3c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/water-and-land-footprint-of-bioplastics\/\">Water and land footprint of bioplastics<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f785349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f785349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study aims to calculate the water and land footprint of bioplastics in several scenarios where all plastics are bio-based and assume different types of biomaterials and recycling rates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f87a36\" data-id=\"0f87a36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f398c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f398c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/lca-of-pla-bottle-for-milk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-p37ix6jgixc0xtxbsy9170zj8n24eb5etxu55d1b3k.jpeg\" title=\"biodegradable water bottles\" alt=\"manufacturer compostable bottles\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909d914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"909d914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/lca-of-pla-bottle-for-milk\/\">LCA of PLA bottle solutions for extended shelf\u2011life (ESL) milk\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d37634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d37634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of this paper is to analyse the performance of PLA bottles compared to other alternatives currently in use in the milk packaging sector, using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3d66e\" data-id=\"de3d66e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fade5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05fade5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/biodegradable-water-bottles-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/design-bottle-9-p2o9n918xdt3q0pnl8y4fkoaljiteyw8fnh5pgeq28.jpeg\" title=\"compostable bottle\" alt=\"compostable bottle\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8655ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8655ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/the-fate-of-compostable-plastic-products\/\">The fate of plastic in a industrial composting facility<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e480aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e480aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this debate it is brought forward that it is still unclear whether the disintegration rate of compostable products would be sufficient to be compatible with the current GFT treatment practice in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5237e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5237e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5c1b3b\" data-id=\"e5c1b3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb4b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cb4b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/certificates-for-compostability-usa\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/design-bottle-3-1024x766.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-221\" alt=\"PLA bottle, plant-based bottle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/design-bottle-3-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/design-bottle-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/design-bottle-3-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/design-bottle-3.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e037213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e037213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/certificates-for-compostability-usa\" target=\"_blank\">Compostability Certifications in the USA<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f0bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f0bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US has established compostability certifications. In this article, we\u2019ll look at the different compostability certifications in the United States.<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e337693\" data-id=\"e337693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04401b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f04401b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/compostability-certifications-in-australia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/bioplastic-p35rv5d5frtwbt9w77tn1d1h41re5aa0ebkofku3xs.jpeg\" title=\"bio plastic bottles\" alt=\"bio-plastic bottles\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ca2e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/compostability-certifications-in-australia\">Compostability Certifications in Australia\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fd7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44fd7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Composting is an important part of waste management and sustainability in Australia, and compostability certifications play a crucial role in ensuring that organic waste is disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -99px; left: 0px; width: 50px; height: 26px; background: transparent; overflow: visible; margin-top: -30px; transition: top 2s ease-in-out 0s; z-index: 2147483647; border: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00e7071\" data-id=\"00e7071\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110f9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"110f9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/compostability-certifications-in-europe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/OK-e1613243866642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-558\" alt=\"OK compost certificate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/OK-e1613243866642.jpg 288w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/OK-e1613243866642-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcd05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dcd05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/compostability-certifications-in-europe\/\">Compostability Certifications in Europe<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f93ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f93ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article, we\u2019ll look at the different compostability certifications in Europe, focusing on the differences between industrial compostable, home compostable, and marine compostable certificates.<\/p><p><iframe id=\"_pericles_content_iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; 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(Dutch with English subtitle)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb8323e\" data-id=\"3cb8323e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42978e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"42978e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=he7xM9Ci5Ys&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843bc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"843bc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We make bottles differently. We use plant-based material. Not the toxic fossil plastic made from oil, sugarcane is our resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59eccbee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59eccbee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71803cfc\" data-id=\"71803cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf36d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddf36d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-bottle-hpp-treatment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PLA-bottles-HPP-treatment.jpg\" title=\"PLA bottles HPP treatment\" alt=\"PLA bottles HPP treatment\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04c33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04c33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-bottle-hpp-treatment\/\">PLA bottle HPP treatment<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ba694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ba694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of the present PET \u2013 PLA bottle HPP treatment study is to assess the use of polylactic acid (PLA) bottles as an alternative to PET ones for high-pressure processing (HPP) of apple juice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92d4477\" data-id=\"92d4477\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52667942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52667942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-circular-economy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1634\" alt=\"manufacturer compostable bottles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-4.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f0f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72f0f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-circular-economy\/\">PLA and the circular economy\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32af789b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32af789b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PLA and the circular economy, so-called \u201cwaste streams\u201d and products at the end of their useful life form the basis for new ones products, instead of being thrown away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01b2be\" data-id=\"d01b2be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d8a78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25d8a78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/recycling-pla\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-229\" alt=\"recycling PLA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-02-10-at-20.55.30-25.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7939dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/recycling-pla\/\">Recycling PLA<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694949fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694949fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bioplastics fit well in a circular economy, especially if they are recycled as much as possible at the end of their lifespan (CE Delft, 2017a). Some bioplastics, such as bio-PET and bio-PE, are already partially recycled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652af54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652af54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8213259\" data-id=\"8213259\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b839dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b839dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/plant-based-bottles-vs-pet-bottles\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/difference-PLA-bottles-and-PET-bottles-renewable-energy-used-1024x591.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3782\" alt=\"PLA non renewable MJ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/difference-PLA-bottles-and-PET-bottles-renewable-energy-used-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/difference-PLA-bottles-and-PET-bottles-renewable-energy-used-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/difference-PLA-bottles-and-PET-bottles-renewable-energy-used-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/difference-PLA-bottles-and-PET-bottles-renewable-energy-used.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46843ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46843ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/plant-based-bottles-vs-pet-bottles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plant-based bottles vs. PET Bottles <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08697be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08697be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study compares the environmental impacts of 500 ml water bottles produced from corn-based polylactide \u2013 Poly lactic acid (plant-based bottles) and PET.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdf9e90\" data-id=\"cdf9e90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c92a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c92a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-sorting-for-recycling\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Capture-pdw7s0t1mgsv3fe5c945xxuygjzphw6tb3b70cvg4w.jpg\" title=\"PLA sorting for recycling\" alt=\"PLA sorting for recycling\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfc261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cfc261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/pla-sorting-for-recycling\/\">PLA sorting for recycling<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960b94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"960b94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several results are interesting: the PLA yield (share of PLA, which is sorted out correctly), the purity of the PLA stream (share of PLA in the PLA stream) and the pollution of PLA in the PET stream (share of PLA in the PET stream).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9cd6a0\" data-id=\"d9cd6a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5354ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5354ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/lca-study-of-pla-including-food-waste\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2-1024x736.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-263\" alt=\"Compost machine for bio-plastic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2-1024x736.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2-768x552.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2-1536x1104.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compost-bio-plastic-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66960fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66960fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/lca-study-of-pla-including-food-waste\">LCA of PLA including FoodWaste\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8032c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8032c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of this work is twofold: first, to analyse what might be the best end-of-life (EOL) option for PLA food packaging with food content and second, to determine which life cycle stage has the biggest impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c85a3bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c85a3bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9c2f7c\" data-id=\"b9c2f7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcfc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bcfc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/biodegradable-water-bottles-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2108\" alt=\"manufacturer compostable bottles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Preforms-PLA-blue.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237c5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"237c5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/biodegradable-water-bottles-blog\/\">Biodegradable water bottles<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea6fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea6fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biodegradable water bottles from PLAbottles.eu are, as far as we know, the only bottles that are completely 100% plant-based. We have a bottle, CAP, and label that is made from 100% plant-based material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f57654\" data-id=\"5f57654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2743aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2743aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/astm-standard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/bioplastic-p35rv5d5frtwbt9w77tn1d1h41re5aa0ebkofku3xs.jpeg\" title=\"bio plastic bottles\" alt=\"bio-plastic bottles\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cba26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cba26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/astm-standard\/\"> What are bioplastics?\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86a590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b86a590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The term \u201cbioplastic\u201d refers to a plastic substance that is (wholly or partly) based on organic biomass instead of petroleum. Many bioplastics are biodegradable, which \u2013 in theory \u2013 is one of their biggest advantages<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7462cae\" data-id=\"7462cae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4508e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4508e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/astm-standard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plabottles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/compost-bio-plastic-2-p2ocwhglbiajr6f90x90eznxtlovfyb17wnahul20g.jpeg\" title=\"compost bio plastic 2\" alt=\"Compost machine for 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