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[โ€“] repungnant_canary 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] MaximilianKohler 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