Water and oil simply do not mix. That’s why our bottle is made from surplus plants and not petroleum-based plastic. The materials used are grown from our own soil and just as easily returned to it. Through our partnership with NatureWorks, we use the Ingeo polymer to create our bottles. This ingenious polymer offers unique alternatives to traditional PET bottles, including 100% recycling, industrial composting, and even incineration.

Composting -
End products made with 100% Ingeo, like renewal premium spring water bottles will compost in municipal/industrial facilities according to ISO, ASTM, and EN regulations, and Ingeo is certified appropriately, according to Natureworks LLC manufacturer of Ingeo. The number of these facilities are limited and may not be available near you.

Looking for a composter in the US? Please visit www. findacomposter.com.

Ingeo biopolymer is made primarily of polylactic acid (PLA), a repeating chain of lactic acid, which undergoes a 2-step degradation process. First, the moisture and heat in the compost pile split the polymer chains apart, creating smaller polymers, and finally, lactic acid. Microorganisms in compost and soil consume the smaller polymer fragments and lactic acid as nutrients. Since lactic acid is widely found in nature, a large number of organisms metabolize lactic acid. The end result of composting is carbon dioxide, water and humus, a soil nutrient. This degradation process is temperature and humidity dependent.
See www.natureworksllc.com for more information on PLA plant based resin.