This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Friday, 4 November 2022
Compostable Plastic Is Anything But!
The UK's Big Compost Experiment involved almost 10,000 participants. It confirmed that 85% of those involved were enthusiastic about buying 'compostable plastics'. Unfortunately, most plastic marketed as 'home compostable', doesn't actually compost, Sixty percent of such plastics, failed to disintegrate after 6 months (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/03/greenwash-home-compostable-plastics-dont-work-aoe). Plastic that people put in their compost, generally shouldn't be there. Most so-called 'compostable plastic' seems to be a 'greenwash' product. The only truly beneficial strategy, is to carry out composting with no plastics.
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