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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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Fair, I mean that it’s not compostable in home compost environments.
  
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  - Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yeah, unfortunately without some true dedication home composters do not have enough fuel (or material balance) to hit the temps required to compost PLA. It works great if you’ve got a hot composter, if you’re interested in the DIY side of things, but generally you need several households worth of input (or as in my area, a community garden with shared composting) to be able to reliably decompose PLA.
    
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- KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Not nearly as compostable as PHA though!
  
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