• spicy pancake@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    oh boy i can’t wait to never hear about this again just like with every other eco-conscious plastic innovation

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      15 hours ago

      But if they use it for straws will still somehow disintegrate after that first sip.

      • lauha@lemmy.world
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        13 hours ago

        I don’t know if you have ever composted anything, but things do not biograde just by sitting on a shelf. The biograde in a compost pile

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          13 hours ago

          I’ve used compostable bags and they absolutely did start breaking down before I got the chance to throw them into the bin.

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            12 hours ago

            It’s like Russian Roulette when using them to pick up dog shit. Although I have to say they seem to have gotten a lot better lately. Either that or my dogs just shit a lot more and I go though them faster.

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      11 hours ago

      It’s written like it had a word count due.

      Seems the difference is you can make it more rigid or more flexible with the addition of certain mineral compounds. Same with moisture resistance.