Hydrotalcite-supported platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs/HT) prepared by the immobilization method with soluble starch as a reducing and a stabilizing agent were applied as catalysts for the selective oxidation of glycerol using atmospheric molecular oxygen as an oxidant in water. The Pt NPs/HT catalyst achieved a high selectivity (6896) toward glyceric acid (GA) in base-free aqueous solution. The catalyst was removed from the solution by simple filtration after the reaction and could be reused up to three times with a high selectivity (71% in third recycled).