Not nearly as compostable as PHA though!
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoPLA very much is compostable, but only in composting facilities designed to handle bioplastics (and additives like pigments likely aren’t compostable).
KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Axiochus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fair, I mean that it’s not compostable in home compost environments.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.