Sustainability

 

Bioplastics

Sustainable plastics made from renewable resources

The Blend
The Reiya Natural is made from a blended plant based PLA (polylactic acid) polymer and our polymer additives.  We take the PLA which has a biobased content of 100%, then add 18% strengthen agents to make the material strong enough to pass contract standards, then 4% color pigment + UV protection (for weather and color fading resistance). 
The 18% strengthening agent additives are made up of multiple polymers that also allow for the material to be processed by injection molding.   This gives us a bio-based content of 78% for the Reiya Natural Collection.   We hope to raise the bio-content to 88% by the end of 2011.

We continue to push the plant based biopolymer technology every day to raise the bio-content to achieve more of a sustainable polymer.  Bioplastics are a “green” and sustainable alternative to traditional plastics, and are created using renewable resources like corn, tapioca, potatoes, sugar and algae.

READ MORE about Bioplastics at
www.natureworksllc.com
www.cereplast.com

 

In 2008, we outfitted our entire 105,000 sqft facility with new lighting using 60% less energy. Our 20+ acres not used for manufacturing, we have outsource to be farmed for more than 10 years.  Lean Manufacturing principles are maintained by Commercial Plastics Company’s ISO 9001:2008 certification.  ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards for business, government and society. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.