Polylactic acid (PLA) wani sabon abu ne wanda za'a iya lalacewa, wanda aka yi shi da albarkatun sitaci wanda aka samar da albarkatun shuka mai sabuntawa (kamar masara). Ana samun glucose daga albarkatun sitaci ta hanyar saccharification, sannan kuma ana samar da lactic acid mai tsafta ta hanyar fermentation na glucose da wasu kwayoyin cuta, sannan polylactic acid tare da wani nau'in nau'in kwayar halitta yana haɗe ta hanyar hanyar haɗin sinadarai.
Yana da kyau biodegradability. Bayan amfani da shi, ana iya lalata shi gaba ɗaya ta hanyar ƙwayoyin cuta a cikin yanayi, kuma a ƙarshe ya samar da carbon dioxide da ruwa, wanda ba ya gurɓata muhalli, wanda ke da fa'ida sosai ga kare muhalli. An gane shi azaman abu mai dacewa da muhalli.
Hanyar maganin robobi na yau da kullun har yanzu ana ƙonewa da konawa, wanda ke haifar da iskar gas mai yawa da ke fitowa a cikin iska, yayin da ake binne robobin polylactic acid a cikin ƙasa don lalacewa, kuma carbon dioxide da aka haifar yana shiga cikin ƙasa kai tsaye kwayoyin halitta ko kuma shine. shayar da tsire-tsire, waɗanda ba za a fitar da su cikin iska ba kuma ba za su haifar da tasirin greenhouse ba.