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60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/11/03/60-of-home-compostable-plastic-doesnt-fully-break-down-ending-up-in-our-soil/ 191 comments 5/11/2022

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In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/11/03/60-of-home-compostable-plastic-doesnt-fully-break-down-ending-up-in-our-soil/ 4 comments 3/12/2022 science

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Study shows majority of "home compostable" plastics don't fully degrade https://newatlas.com/environment/home-compostable-plastics-dont-biodegrade/ 1 comment

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Frontiers | The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2022.942724/full 3 comments

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