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The headline is misleading: the ‘crisis’ in the headline is in the drinks industry. If you’re here for the environmental crisis rather than the drink industry
by floatingatoll 8y ago
The headline is misleading: the ‘crisis’ in the headline is in the drinks industry.
If you’re here for the environmental crisis rather than the drink industry crisis, cigarette filters remain the highest volume plastic waste.
- presidentender 8y agoCigarette filters are cellulose acetate, which is biodegradable.
- TimesOldRoman 8y ago18 months to 10 years, according to the first Google response. I see no reason regulation to enforce like a 6-month breakdown time on a product. Seems very sensible. They shouldn't be able to release products that are unhealthy for the environment.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- floatingatoll 8y agoTheoretically biodegradable, but not yet shown to be. As of 2015 the longest measured time was 2 years to break down about 30% of the acetate, with a diminishing breakdown rate and a dependence on soil nitrogen availability (ocean beaches lack it).
- dang 8y agoOk, we've replaced "a crisis" with "industry" above.