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Does 'compostable' plastic really break down?
Green Ideas editorial team
'Compostable' plastics are becoming commonplace but are they really as biodegradable as they claim to be?
Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan investigates whether 'compostable' plastics (PLAs) really do break down when you put them in the compost.
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