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submitted 6 months ago by fukhueson@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] repungnant_canary@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some of those "compostable" bags actually decompose into microplastics, so unfortunately they're not always better

[–] MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Do you have a citation for that? That sounds like disinformation. Compostable bags are made from plants not plastic. https://www.makeitmatter.com/faq