Trellis Earth products are based on PLA technology but have added ingredients which result in greater formability and heat and wear resistance than products made from pure PLA, sugar cane, or potato starch. These products can be microwaved with no leaching of any toxic material. They are specifically engineered to biodegrade in the anaerobic and lightless conditions of a landfill (or a biodigestor).
Trellis Earth biomass ingredients require much less energy to harvest and process than paper, and introduce no poisons to the environment, such as bleach used to whiten paper (often discharged into streams). Trellis Earth bags are more environmentally friendly than paper bags which promote deforestation.
