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Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here in Germany, all milk is still distributed in cardboard packages

[–] maniii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you mean cardboard packages with plastic linings ?

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are a fucking nightmare to recycle. You'll be lucky if they get burnt and I mean that.

[–] maniii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep. You can get it composted quickly enough, you can get the plastic film out of the composting bin, but the microplastics are already seeped in and contaminated the biomass.

[–] Sidyctism@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but the inner lining of tetrapacks is plastic