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Where I live, the guidance is actually that plastic bags are ok (yes, non-biodegradable ones). Given that there is bound to be a certain amount of contamination
by Firadeoclus 7y ago
Where I live, the guidance is actually that plastic bags are ok (yes, non-biodegradable ones). Given that there is bound to be a certain amount of contamination, including things that are harder to break down than the process allows, I would imagine that mechanical separation is accepted as a required part of the process.
- Arnt 7y agoYes. I'm curious though — do you happen to know the end result of the process? The compost makes earth, which can be used for something. Mechanical separation leaves bits of torn plastic bags, whose number is a function of the amount of plastic in the input and the effiency of the separation. What "something" have they found that tolerates so much plastic that they don't have to push down on the plastic in the input?