• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I’m not sure about the chill ones, but most of them just put starch in the polymer chain at various intervals. Bacteria break down the starch, which visibly breaks down the plastic, however it leaves behind tiny polymer chunks - microplastics.

    I imagine a good biodegradable plastic is quite expensive, probably more so than other green alternatives.