REI Corn Based PLA Gift Cards

Washington-based outdoor company REI is using new biodegradable gift cards made by NatureWorks. The gift cards are made from PLA which is a corn-based bio-plastic.

The new cards replace the company's previous designs and are available across the country.

REI's move to the PLA cards follows similar offerings from Target and Toys R Us who have each offered some type of more eco-friendly gift card options to their customers.

Comments

[Jay]

If it takes more energy to produce corn-based plastics and that raises the prices of food around the world -- how is it eco-freindly? Better to switch to a styrene card than can be recycled with your home plastic bottles!