PLA (Polylactic Acid)
Along with nanotechnologies, smart materials and composites, green plastics are one of the fastest growing families of materials. The plastics industry is full of examples of green plastics that wear their recycling credentials on their sleeves, such as the materials icon that is Smile Plastics. This UK-based company were one of the first in the world to see the opportunities for producing upcycled plastic sheets by reusing discarded yogurt pots, wellington boots and mobile phone cases. Big industry, global petrochemical companies are also well underway in their explorations of renewable sources from which to make plastics. As a result, there has been a surge in the use of a range of the renewables from which plastics can ...
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