Dish made of corn, in glasses

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It is our duty to protect the world, to leave a clean environment for future generations. Most of the time we are confused about how to do this, and sometimes even pessimism, there are a lot of things we can actually do. We can start by becoming a conscious consumer and recycling our packaging. In countries where the recycling system is established and the waste is separated at the source, both the environment is protected and the wastes are brought to the economy. So what happens in countries where recycling is not widespread and where there is no separation in the source?

Here,the new product of SEM Plastik, the manufacturer of plastic food packaging, responds precisely to this question and offers an alternative to the protection of the environment in such cases. The plastic plates, glasses, cutlery and spoons produced by SEM Plastik from corn starch can be mixed into the soil completely within 6-8 weeks.Biodegradable cornflakes are also recyclable. SEM Plastik is the first and only company in Turkey to manufacture food packaging such as cups, plates and corn starch, thus it has a leading role in the sector.

Products made from PLA raw materials, which are obtained from all natural and edible sources such as corn, and which carry Cornplastadine, are produced with the sugar obtained from photosynthesis in plants instead of oil. It has high transparency and brightness. It is also hard and resistant to breakage. It protects the smell and aroma of the foods that are put into it.

CORNPLAST, which has the same appearance as other plastics and produced from corn starch, protects the environment both visually and biologically in cases where plastic waste is not separated from its source and left to nature. These products, along with food waste, are dissolved in solid waste stations or in nature, decomposing into natural materials.

The use of depleted and scarce fossil resources, such as oil, is a major source of concern today with its environmental and economic effects. Countries are working hard to research, develop and implement non-oil resources to ensure both their economies and their independence. These studies, which started with the oil crisis in the 1970s, gave fruit and discovered many alternative biomaterials today, continue to be discovered. This is one of the most important materials, PLA. The PLA consumes 20 to 50 percent less fossil resources and protects the environment. 

SEM Plastik General Manager Yavuz Eroğlu, recently with the increase of consumer demand for environmentally friendly products, many companies have carried out joint projects, new products in the series of biodegradable cleaning and hygiene materials manufacturer KimberlyClark was developed for said. Eroglu, Egypt's demand is intense primarily in the export markets, especially the U.S. and Israel exports products, these markets are preferred by high consumers of environmental sensitivity, he said.

Yavuz Eroğlu, emphasizing that the original is recycling, said: “We can recycle all the products we produce, use them many times without damaging the environment and Environment and provide economic value. The actual return. Biodegradable plastic products are a very important alternative for the protection of the environment where plastics are left to nature and are not recycled properly., ” he said.

What is biodegradable plastic?

The main raw material of plastics is oil. Biodegradable plastics are obtained from edible plants such as corn instead of fossil fuels.

The story of Egypt's transformation to PLA…

PLA is produced from corn starch obtained from corn leaves. Carbon dioxide enters the leaves of the plant from the small holes in the leaves. The veins of the Leaf provide water to the cells of the Leaf. Solar energy is stored in small discs called chloroplasts in the Leaf. Chloroplasts produce cells, sugars and oxygen. Plants use sugar as the necessary fuel for themselves. Unused sugar is stored in seeds. Farmers sell corn to mill after corn harvesting. Millers cook corn, corn softens after this process. Corn is cooked at 122 Fahrenheit for 30 to 40 hours. Waste water is used in other stages of production or stored for the production of caviar feed. Machines grind corn and filter this mixture to separate starch. Starch is converted into sugar. Microorganisms then convert this sugar into lactic acid with fermentation. Lactic acid molecules combine to form rings called Lactidymonter rings. Lactid rings are then opened and joined together to form Polylactid polymers. This process is called polymerization. The material is then brought into the form of rice grain (granule) which is the form which is easily used by the plastic industry. Then, these granules are processed with special machinery, equipment and knowledge and transformed into products such as cups, plates, cans, containers and covers.