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PLA 'milks' new market

Sustainable packaging is a hot and growing trend. Recently, BIO—TA Brands of America introduced water bottles made of polylactide (PLA) (see packworld.com/go/c123).

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In November, Naturally Iowa Dairy, Clarinda, IA, announced natural and organic milk in bottles stretch blow molded of NatureWorks™ polylactide from Cargill Dow. Derived from corn, PLA breaks down in a commercial composting facility. The dairy’s tagline: “We milk the cows and grow the bottles.”

Production gears up this month for several varieties of PLA-bottled milk in half-gallon “grip” bottles, according to company president Bill Horner. The products will sell in grocery stores in Omaha, Des Moines, and Kansas City.

The start-up dairy cooperative also plans to introduce 11-oz single-serve PLA bottles in the spring with three milk varieties and a three-product line of drinkable yogurt.

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