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minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhat do you mean by the ocean? I would assume you would want straws to biodegrade in the ocean, why not?
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYes. And many plastics that are biodegradable do not. Because biodegradable means degradable in a hot compost. Not the ground.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe terminology is fucked (bcs megacorps), a lot of eg “biodegradable” cups aren’t compostable bcs they contain some plastic particles (which aren’t in fact biodegradable).
What do you mean by the ocean?
I would assume you would want straws to biodegrade in the ocean, why not?
Yes. And many plastics that are biodegradable do not. Because biodegradable means degradable in a hot compost. Not the ground.
The terminology is fucked (bcs megacorps), a lot of eg “biodegradable” cups aren’t compostable bcs they contain some plastic particles (which aren’t in fact biodegradable).