Life Cycle

  • How do Cereplast
    bioplastics come
    to be from a plant,
    and how do they
    return to the earth?
  • The creation of bioplastics begins with the extraction of sugars and starches from plants like corn, tapioca and potatoes. The sugars are then either fermented or converted into a biopolymer, which is the basic building block of bioplastics.
  • Once the right biopolymer is chosen, it is blended with other compostable components and then finished into Cereplast resin pellets.
  • The resin pellets are packaged and shipped to plastic converters, which are able to process the resin using traditional equipment.
  • Once the bioplastic product is used and ready to be discarded, it can either be composted or recycled.
  • Composting breaks down the bioplastic product to return the material back to nature in a safe and sustainable manner.
  • Using starches and renewable resources instead of petroleum reduces greenhouse gases and fossil resource use.