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Lots of paper packaging of this sort claims to be biodegradable. Lack of PFAS seems to me to be a necessary condition for something to be biodegradable, but I'v

Lots of paper packaging of this sort claims to be biodegradable. Lack of PFAS seems to me to be a necessary condition for something to be biodegradable, but I've been wondering... As an aside, Nikwax (https://www.nikwax.com/ https://www.nikwax.com/) make excellent waterproofing products for outdoor equipment and have been PFC free as long as I can remember (probably since inception).

forum_ghost 4y ago
>Lack of PFAS seems to me to be a necessary condition for something to be biodegradable That's not the case at all. PLA doesn't even decompose much in normal conditions, outside of 60C+ compost piles. It is sold as a bio-degradable plastic.
- Teever 4y ago
  at what temperature do organisms break down these PFAS chemicals?