To pass legislation that would force food companies to make their packaging to be made of 100% recyclable material.

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To pass legislation that would force food companies to make their packaging to be made of 100% recyclable material.

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Environmentally friendly alternatives to polypropylene and other plastics are beginning to be developed.
As one example of this, NatureWorks, a division of Cargill, has developed a corn-based plastic called polylactic acid (PLA).
While it looks and functions like other plastics, PLA is fully biodegradable because it is derived from plant-based materials. Whether it is composted or landfilled, PLA will biodegrade into its constituent organic parts, though there are debates as to how long that process takes.
Coca-Cola has started experimenting with replacing its traditional plastic soda bottles with a corn-based alternative.
As part of its green overhaul, Wal-Mart in the USA announced it would replace 114 million plastic produce containers a year with PLA varieties, sparing about 800,000 barrels of oil annually.

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