A new global life-cycle analysis finds that if not properly disposed of, biodegradable plastics could increase methane emissions and plastic accumulation.
The paper is here
Nothing is a climate solution on its own.
Biodegradable plastics are also not intended to help the climate. It’s to reduce the impact of plastic pollution.
And yes, the thing that breaks down faster releases broken down compounds faster. Who wrote this?
yup! we need to systematically restructure our society and how we live. the climate collapse is the result of society that rewards moral apathy
Anyone who has a compost pile at home can tell you these things are far from biodegradable as the general public understands the term. You need massive piles with enough thermal mass to keep the bags above a certain temperature for a few weeks as I understand it. It’s just not a reasonable expectation for these to decompose in communities that don’t have a separate compost pickup bin.
2026 now and pretty much zero has really been done. We’ve applied 5p charge to plastic bags at supermarkets. That’s about it. Oh, and dog bags,
Yet there are multiple new alternative materials been made and are viable, just not implemented.
