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Charles ShouldStarch-based bioplastic that is said to be biodegradable and sustainable is potentially as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, and can cause similar health problems, new peer-reviewed research finds <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/13/starch-based-bioplastic-petroleum-plastic-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/13/starch-based-bioplastic-petroleum-plastic-study</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bioplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioplastic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodegradable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodegradable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxic</a>

Colin PurringtonBeware of "compostable" products that aren't actually compostable at home. In digging through my compost pile this week I unearthed 3 forks (from takeout food I purchased several years ago) that I think were made by the California-based company, Karat Earth (aka Lollicup). On Amazon and elsewhere the sentence the company uses in marketing is "simply toss the fork into a compost bin when finished." And the forks themselves have the text, "compostable" embossed on them. On company's own website, however, is a logo from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) indicating, in a small font, that forks are "commercially compostable only," which means they only begin to break down at ~190 °F (88 °C). Somebody needs to file a class-action lawsuit to force greater transparency on marketing materials. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fork</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/takeout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#takeout</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/psa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#restaurants</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/polymer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polymer</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corn</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bioplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioplastic</a>

MarkThe Ultimate Guide to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PlasticFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlasticFree</a> Tea Bags UKAre your tea bags really plastic free and biodegradable?We investigate what makes a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tea</a> bag <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biodegradable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodegradable</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a> free. Yes, it’s confusing, because even when tea companies say their bags are ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plant-based’, it can still contain a type of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bioplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioplastic</a> (PLA)<a href="https://www.zerowasted.co.uk/plastic-free-tea-bags" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zerowasted.co.uk/plastic-free-tea-bags</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microplastics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PLA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TeaBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeaBags</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/eco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eco</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CornStarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CornStarch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GMO</a>

Tremarctos Ornatus<a href="https://climatejustice.social/@MatthewToad42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MatthewToad42</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jbond" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jbond</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/@rob_cornelius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rob_cornelius</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@breadandcircuses</a> With the reduced use of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oil</a> for fuel, fossil plastic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petroparticles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petroparticles</a> will become even more competitive compared to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bioplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioplastic</a> (which is not any better anyway). The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fossil</a> industry is preparing for this, building capacity to churn out more garbage to drown the world in.PS. Very recommended reading:Tells, among other, how tyre microplastics kill coho salmon.<a href="https://islandpress.org/books/poison-no-other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://islandpress.org/books/poison-no-other</a>

Christine TStarch-based straws. Doesn't get soggy quickly like the paper straws.On the left, probably cornstarch PLA. At an open air restaurant where the family are regulars for dinner. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bioplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioplastic</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BiodegradablePlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodegradablePlastic</a>The purple straw in the picture on the right is made of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rice</a> and completely edible, in my coffee from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ecofriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecofriendly</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SaveOurOceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOurOceans</a>I should add that I'm still on holiday in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Malaysia</a> - I haven't seen these in Melbourne yet.

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