ARAMARK Expands Use of Products Made with Cereplast Bio-Based Resin

Cereplast uses corn, an annually renewable resource, as a raw material for its food service ware.

12/12/05 HAWTHORNE, Calif. – Cereplast™, Inc., (OTCBB: CERP) producer of proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics, announced today that the Company’s resin was used to manufacture food service ware for ARAMARK to expand its use of bio-based, compostable products.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina, served by ARAMARK, uses products made with Cereplast’s bio-based resins at its Lakeside Café, an environmentally sound, "green" cafeteria. ARAMARK is targeting food service ware made with Cereplast’s bio-based resin as an effective waste disposal option for the EPA RTP.

Although the bio-based food service ware looks identical to traditional plastic food service ware, Cereplast uses corn, an annually renewable resource, as a raw material instead of relying on petroleum. As such, the production of Cereplast uses less fossil fuel, emits fewer greenhouse gasses than comparable petroleum-based plastics.

Cereplast creates several bio-plastic resins that can be shaped into a variety of products including utensils, containers, film and other packaging. Another key benefit of Cereplast’s bio-based resins over traditional petroleum based resins is that they will biodegrade in municipal composting facilities.