We have a lot of options for materials that completely decompose. The challenge is materials that only decompose when you want them to, and not while theyre sitting on store shelves

[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I wonder why we shifted away from things like waxed paper milk cartons(like the small ones you'd get in school) and waxed butcher paper?

Is waxed paper/cardboard product really that much more expensive than plastic in terms of packaging?

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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

Yeah, but the inner lining of tetrapacks is plastic

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