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Are compostable coffee cups any better for the environment? (www.abc.net.au)
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[โ€“] reddig33 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TLDR: Maybe. Compostable bio plastics are better than non biodegradable plastics. Some of these products currently contain PFAS, which is not good, but should be phased out over the next year.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not convinced. They're completely silent on what they replaced pfas with. They only say they went to some lengths to make sure the replacement wasn't worse than pfas. That doesn't mean a whole lot.