University of Vermont Cafeteria Adapting To False Biodegradability Claims For Cutlery

University of Vermont, Old Mill Building. Image credit: Wikipedia I always wondered if claims of disposable table cutlery being biodegradable – especially the ones made from vegetable starch – would hold up once the utensils ended up in a commercial composting operation. As University of Vermont has discovered: some do not degrade at all. Apparently some makers of “biodegradable” tableware put in plastic additives required to meet heat resistance, sterility, and appearance standards, such that that the starch simply does not break down. All i… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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University of Vermont Cafeteria Adapting To False Biodegradability Claims For Cutlery

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