Asịd Polylactic (PLA) bụ ihe ọhụrụ a na-ere ere, nke e ji ihe ndị sitere na osisi ndị a na-emegharị emegharị (dị ka ọka) mee. A na-enweta glucose site na ihe ndị sitere na starch site na saccharification, wee mepụta lactic acid dị ọcha site na ịgbaze glucose na ụfọdụ nje bacteria, wee mepụta polylactic acid nwere ụfọdụ molekul dị arọ site na usoro mmepụta kemịkalụ.
O nwere ezigbo ike ire ere. Mgbe ejiri ya mee ihe, enwere ike imebi ya kpamkpam site na nje ndị dị ndụ n'okike, ma mechaa mepụta carbon dioxide na mmiri, nke na-anaghị emerụ gburugburu ebe obibi, nke bara ezigbo uru maka nchekwa gburugburu ebe obibi. A na-amata ya dị ka ihe na-adịghị emebi gburugburu ebe obibi.
Ụzọ e si agwọ plastik nkịtị ka bụ ịgba ọkụ ma kpọọ ya ọkụ, nke na-eme ka ọtụtụ gas griinhaus na-abata n'ikuku, ebe a na-eli plastik polylactic acid n'ime ala maka mbibi, ebe carbon dioxide e mepụtara na-abanye ozugbo n'ime ala ma ọ bụ osisi na-amịkọrọ ya, nke a na-agaghị agbapụ n'ikuku ma ghara ịkpata mmetụta griinhaus.