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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

PLA requires industrial high heat composting to breakdown. Otherwise it will be around as long as any other type of plastic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this true also for microplastics? I am aware of the marketing claims and the helpfull oversight of the needed bioreactor but i thought that was in part due tl the larger pieces. Wondering about micro

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I’m not sure how much sooner it degrades, but the study still suggests that it causes cellular damage before it’s able to degrade.