The authors hasten to remark that one of the prime advantages of PLA in single-use packaging applications is the biocompostability, whereas EVA copolymers are not
biocompostable according to various standards such as EN13432. In a forthcoming paper, we will show that PLA/ EVA blends mixed with starch can pass the standard tests on biocompostability [26]. Consequently, to design a tough PLA/EVA blend to serve as the future matrix material in PLA/EVA/starch blends is beyond pure academic interest.