The New York Times

Do You Really Need Compostable Bags for Your Food Scraps?

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TreeHugger

Home Compostable Plastics Are Too Good to Be True

The dismal results of the UK's Big Compost Experiment reveal that most so-called compostable plastics do not break down in backyard compost bins. Composting is a bit like alchemy. You put food scraps ...
BBC

A certified biodegradable alternative to plastic from Japan

This website provides additional information about the claims in the video titled: “A certified biodegradable alternative to plastic from Japan”. A company in Japan called Kaneka has developed a ...
Bon Appétit

There’s a Lot of “Compostable” Packaging Out There; What Does That Actually Mean?

It’s no secret that humans have a plastic problem. Single-use water bottles, takeout containers, hygiene products—the stuff is everywhere, and even when we can recycle it, it still ends up clogging ...
Digital Journal

Is biodegradable better? Making sense of ‘compostable’ plastics

Synthetic petrochemical plastics can persist in the environment for hundreds of years - Copyright AFP TIMOTHY A. CLARY Synthetic petrochemical plastics can persist in ...