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7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It only breaks down under industrial environments. It's not as "biodegradable" as claimed. I use PETG because I can recycle it with normal plastics recycling.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It breaks down in high heat, high water environments, aka thermophilic composting. This makes it ideal for agricultural and food waste. You're right though it doesn't recycle well.