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minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThere are biodegradable materials that don’t biodegrade in the ocean. You are right that there are probably good materials though.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 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-up1·10 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-up1·10 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).
There are biodegradable materials that don’t biodegrade in the ocean. You are right that there are probably good materials though.
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).