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Yes, if exposed to the elements it will indeed eventually break down. It's probably going to take a while, though. And AFAIK there's not much to prevent the ind
by southern_cross 8y ago
Yes, if exposed to the elements it will indeed eventually break down. It's probably going to take a while, though. And AFAIK there's not much to prevent the individual polymers from eventually breaking down, either, although none of this may be particularly good for the environment. There are things out there which will happily eat (digest) that plastic, too.
- scott_s 8y agoThe timescales required for plastic to become not plastic are, I believe, that of centuries at least. We have plastic in us, as does just about all living things on this earth, as a result.
- slededit 8y ago"Plastic" isn't a single molecule. Different types have different amounts of decomposition. PLA will break down in human timescales.