Now, there are also different types of polymers that can become plastics like polylactic acid, PLA. And that’s what’s used to make these compostable cups. And they look like a clear plastic cup, like any old plastic cup, but they’re made from a different material
And it is biodegradable. It is INDUSTRIALLY compostable.
It should not go in with the recycling.
So there’s just so many different little details.
And the difference between industrially compostable and home compostable: you can’t just dump it anywhere and it’s going to degrade. For it to degrade properly and quickly, you need to grind it up into small pieces and keep it at the right temperature and humidity.
And then it will decompose.
