Bioplastics are plastic materials made from renewable biomass, in our case corn starch. This means that it is grown on a field compared to traditional plastics that are derived from crude oil. We specifically use PLA, which has a considerably lower carbon footprint than other plastics. Furthermore, it is biodegradable under the right circumstances (don’t worry it will not fall apart, if it starts to rain). Finally, PLA is highly efficient to make, using only 1.6 kg of raw material to make 1 kg of finished material. Meaning that it will take up less area to make the raw materials than many other bioplastics.