Polyactic Acid (PLA) A biodegradable, thermoplastic, aliphatic polyester made from renewable resources, such as corn starch or sugarcane.
Post Consumer Material that is reused or recycled after it has been in the consumer’s hands, like a newspaper that gets recycled into new paper products at the paper mill. It is a material or a product used by the consumer for its original purpose and then discarded.
Pre-Consumer Material that is reused or recycled before it ever reaches the market, such as paper scraps from a paper mill floor that go back into the next batch of paper. It refers to waste generated during manufacturing.