Oxo-degradable straws: magic or myth?
The oxo-biodegradable straw: the straw that is cheap and degrades into smaller pieces that pose no threat to our environment within months after its useful life. That sounds like a strawesome solution for plastic pollution, right? Recent studies however suggest that oxo-biodegradable plastic is not a solution to soil or marine pollution - on the contrary, it contributes to microplastic pollution, poses an environmental risk and does not fit in a circular economy.
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