tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147927764153423066.post2612256788897982580..comments2022-10-27T10:24:44.061-03:00Comments on Green Ins.piração: Do you know what compostable means?raponesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775533409336861748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147927764153423066.post-19811640925627966192009-09-13T05:43:57.445-03:002009-09-13T05:43:57.445-03:00Hi! I am Anna and I am a graduate at Tech. Univers...Hi! I am Anna and I am a graduate at Tech. Universtity in Delft. My research is on bioBASED plastics. I would like to point out that DEGRADABLE does not, at all, mean that the plastics break down into harmless elements! As you write: they degreade into water, co2 and TRACE ELEMENTS. It is these elements that can be very toxic when released into nature. Chemical additives put into plastics to enhance properties. Another thing is that degradable petroleum based plastics do not fully degrade in nature, but fall apart in invisibly small pieces of plastic. These peices end up in our rainwater and eventually in the ocean. Here, they float around as hydrophobic islands, that work as magnets to other toxic elements, already dissolved in the water. Fish confuse these tiny plastic toxic-bombs with food, eat them and that's how we spoil our foodchain. So, to conclude: DON'T BUY DEGRADABLE PETRO BASED PLASTICS!! Rather recycle your old plastic and buy compostable, or BIO BASED plastics. I rest my case...Anna Noyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271841286279781761noreply@blogger.com