• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    compostable or biodegradable plastics will no longer be allowed to be sold

    This is needed both in the short and long term

    If you hate biodegradable and compostable things, you’re the baddie. The math seems solid.

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      1 year ago

      I’m mean, they are better than the non-degradable plastics, but it’s not like they breakdown remotely fast. Those products are more greenwash, [airquotes] biodegradable

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        it’s not like they [break down] remotely fast

        Okay, I’m hitting the (qualified) opinion pieces and I’m seeing the issues like the microplastic intermediate stage and the low ‘success’ rate of plastic breaking down after a 6 month period (which I’m assuming isn’t arbitrary).

        You’ve forced me to learn, dammit. Thanks (Thanks; I hate it?)