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What are compostable
plastics?
Compostable plastics are made of
biobased materials which consist,
either partly or entirely,
of renewable plant materials.
NO
fossil
fuels!
COMPOSTABLE
PLASTICS
ARE
A
NEAT
MAGIC
TRICK!
WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR
COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC TRASH?
Most compostable
plastics must be
composted in an
industrial facility
Most cities
do not sort these products and therefore, they
end-up in landfills
or oceans
They take as long as regular plastic
to break-down
in oceans
Some of them
still contain
harmful chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides
DO NOT BE TRICKED
Despite being a great concept, compostable plastics
do not solve the plastic problem;
they add to its complexity.
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