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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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This is actually a bigger deal than the headline suggests if the claims are to be believed. Hopefully the licensing isn't too expensive for it to be widely adopted if manufacturing at scale is easy.
They don't say how it degrades in water, but if it can degrade in ~2months outdoors then that's actually pretty good.
Most biodegradable eco-plastic is a scam because it's either only partially degradable, or only degradable in industrial facilities. If I can throw this packaging in my own compost bin then that would be a huge way to get rid of single-use plastic.