Enviro Choice
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
FPA Australia is committed to preserving the environment and the future of the world, working closely with our
suppliers we have developed a range of packaging that can help keep the environment safe for years to come.
Imagine a polymer used to make everything from packaging and consumer goods to fibres for apparel and
furnishings, derived from renewable resources instead of oil. Polymer that offers more disposal options and is
more environmentally friendly to manufacture than traditional petroleum based plastics. Derived from 100%
annually renewable resources such as corn, NatureWorks® polymer, is the world’s first polymer showing a
significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
NatureWorks® polymers are already proving themselves in successfull commercial applications in the areas of fibre
and non-wovens, films, extruded and thermo-formed containers, and extrusion and
emulsion coatings.
NatureWorks polymer is a natural fit for many applications currently using polyester, polyolefins,
polystyrene and cellulosics. With performance properties that span these materials, as well as its ease of
processability, NatureWorks polymer can offer cost and productivity advantages that constitute a competitive
advantage for our customers.
When and where will NatureWorks PLA degrade?
NatureWorks PLA offers the most land fill waste diversion options globally of any current commercially available
plastic material. It can be physically recycled, industrially composted, incinerated, and chemically converted back
to lactic acid through hydrolis or land filled.
NatureWorks PLA is compostable in industrial composting facilities where available throughout the world. Under
industrial composting facility conditions the temperature and humidity in typical sites will cause
