Developed by researchers from China's Northeast Forestry University, the bamboo plastic can biodegrade in soil within 50 days and offers a pathway towards sustainable plastic alternatives.
This assumes that the cups can withstand storage and transport, and that they can withstand liquids being held in them. I have my doubts that an extremely biodegradable material could manage that. Further, I really doubt the 50 day number is accurate to begin with, which is why I mentioned that a piece of bamboo doesn’t break down in 50 days in the soil.
I am not disagreeing but i do want to point out that
Does not seem entirely useless when i consider single use plastics. Imagine if festivals had cellulose cups?
This assumes that the cups can withstand storage and transport, and that they can withstand liquids being held in them. I have my doubts that an extremely biodegradable material could manage that. Further, I really doubt the 50 day number is accurate to begin with, which is why I mentioned that a piece of bamboo doesn’t break down in 50 days in the soil.
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