“Biodegradable” Plastics Don’t Actually Disintegrate in the Ocean

Plastics are horrible for the environment, primarily because they take forever to decompose. To address this situation, scientists developed a biodegradable version of plastic. It’s an invention that sounds too good to be true – and now researchers are discovering that it is in fact too good to be true.

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