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T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• turdas@suppo.fi ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I believe they increasingly use PLA which is a bioplastic. But yeah it used to be, and in many cases likely still is, polyethylene which is an oil product.

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  • Axiochus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    PLA is not compostable or anything of the sort. So honestly it’s more of a “this plastic could be recycled, given that it’s sorted out from the other plastic, and given financial viability”.

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    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      PLA very much is compostable, but only in composting facilities designed to handle bioplastics (and additives like pigments likely aren’t compostable).

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      • Axiochus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Fair, I mean that it’s not compostable in home compost environments.

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      • KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not nearly as compostable as PHA though!

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• CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yup, just looked it up from your comment because it made me realize that I had no idea what wax was actually made of.

  Paraffin wax is a colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale, consisting of hydrocarbon molecules

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• FireRetardant@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It is also a mixed material which makes it difficult to recycle

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• candyman337@piefed.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not if they use beeswax

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  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hence the likely a fossil fuel byproduct. But let’s be real the cost associated with using beeswax would be unbelievable

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      unless you’re just a home manufacturer with a lot of bees looking for a way to use your extra bee products. but like how many of those are there

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