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Compostable is a different thing from recyclable.
by daveFNbuck 8y ago
Compostable is a different thing from recyclable.
- stephengillie 8y agoCompostable essentially means that "something eats it", at some point. Recyclable means it's easily converted back into a raw material. Thus, compostability implies non-toxicity.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoCompostability doesn't imply non-toxicity, as toxicity is relative to the organism. Something can be toxic to humans but not to the bacteria that break it down. There are plenty of things that are toxic to humans that are compostable. But what does toxicity have to do with what I said?