Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment
- Written by Thomas Neitzert, Professor emeritus, Auckland University of Technology
Single-use biodegradable plastics include claims that they break down quickly into benign end products, but the reality is more complex. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA
As companies move to get rid of single-use plastic bags and bans on microbeads are coming into force, new biodegradable or compostable plastic products seem to offer an...
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