NatureWorks LLC announced plans to institute a large-volume "buy-back" program in North America for post-consumer PLA bottles in mixed plastic waste recycling streams. The program provides an additional landfill waste diversion option for corn-based NatureWorks PLA.
NatureWorks LLC created the program as part of its commitment to the principle of responsible innovation.
Through the buy-back program, commercial Municipal Recycling Facilities in geographic areas would separate post-consumer PLA bottles into distinct PLA bales meeting a predefined specification, resulting in truckload quantities (40,000 lbs.). NatureWorks LLC will buy these bales at an agreed-upon price and route them to an appropriate end-of-life solution and/or post-consumer use based on geography of collection and prevailing market economics.
"NatureWorks LLC is committed to developing a responsible approach for introducing new plastic materials to the market and ensuring the successful introduction and proper disposal within the existing waste management and recycling infrastructures," said Glenn Johnston, Manager - Global Regulatory Affairs at NatureWorks LLC.
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