Reply #13: Unintended negative consequence

[kristopher]

You should probably be aware that corn based plastics need to be recycled separately from regular plastics.
"PLA, or corn plastic, is made with Midwestern corn, not Middle East oil. Its production releases fewer toxic substances than making petroleum plastic and uses less energy, spewing an estimated two-thirds less greenhouse gas. And corn plastic can be composted, incinerated or recycled, its manufacturer says, offering "the most alternatives" of any plastic to landfilling.

Even so, Oregon's recycling pros are awfully down on it.

Why? ..."

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/pla_corn_plastic_problems.html