Wishing to place their superior dairy products in containers that would not harm the environment, the Naturally Iowa group found a revolutionary type of plastic made from corn that biodegrades in a commercial composting facility in 60 to 100 days.
Naturally Iowa developed a working partnership with Natureworks, LLC, and became the world’s first dairy to use NatureWorks(R) PLA bottling. Organic milk in PLA bottles landed on grocery store shelves in October, 2005. Cargill Inc. researched and developed this innovative new technology beginning in 1997 and developed NatureWorks PLA (Polylactic Acid). What does “PLA” mean? The acronym stands for “Polylactic Acid”. This substance represents the final step in a process, engineered by Natureworks, LLC, a subsidiary of Cargill, Inc., which utilizes all-natural ingredients from corn to create a compostable material.
The PLA technology has been scientifically and market tested and used successfully in a variety of applications across Asia, Europe, and North America. Naturally Iowa is the world’s first and only dairy processing plant to utilize PLA technology. Additionally, Naturally Iowa is the only IMS (Interstate Milk Shippers) approved dairy processing plant in the world that is approved to ship PLA bottles across state lines and internationally. As such, Naturally Iowa currently has no direct competition in offering the latest PLA state-of-the-art, biodegradable, environmentally-friendly packaging for its dairy products.
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