Corn-based water bottle

New Wave Enviro products has a new bottle made from polyactide also known as PLA. The material is a unique polymer made from lactic acid derived from corn starch that still behaves like normal plastics in the manufacturing process. This means the results look and feel like a regular clear plastic bottle but will biodegrade in only about 80 days in a commercial compost system. In addition the PLA material is apparently better suited for food contact applications like packaging water. On top of it all the New Wave bottle also includes a built-in filter that will remove unwanted materials when filled with tap water.

Source: newwaveenviro.comAdded: 9 January 2007