#compostable — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #compostable, aggregated by home.social.
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Custom Mailers
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#EcoFriendly #SustainablePackaging #CustomPackaging #Branding #GreenBusiness #Compostable #EcoPackaging #SmallBusiness #PackagingDesign
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Time once again to #compost those #pumpkins
Posted on November 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner
"You know what to do.
The City of #HoustonTx Solid Waste Management Department, in partnership with Council Member #SallieAlcorn, is excited to announce the return of the 5th Annual #PumpkinCompostDropOff Program.
Don’t toss your pumpkins in the trash, compost them instead! From October 25 through November 29, Houston residents can drop off their used or unused pumpkins at two City of Houston facilities. All collected pumpkins will be transformed into nutrient-rich compost to help grow a greener Houston.
Please remove any candles, stickers, paint, or other non-pumpkin decorations before dropping off your pumpkins.
Last year’s event was a smashing success, diverting more than 25,260 pounds of pumpkins from Houston’s landfills, making it the most successful year yet. The city hopes to break that record in 2025 and divert even more #compostable material from the landfill.
'We’re proud to see Houstonians embracing composting and taking action to reduce waste,' said Director Larius Hassen, Director of Solid Waste Management 'It’s amazing to see how something as simple as a leftover pumpkin can help grow a more sustainable Houston'
'Pumpkins are everywhere, and I love seeing them. They get me excited for Halloween and Thanksgiving. And while pumpkin season is upon us, we know it won’t last forever. When your once-glorious pumpkin is ready to be retired, don’t throw it in the trash. Take advantage of the city’s pumpkin composting initiative. Turn your pumpkin into glorious compost to be used in city parks and green spaces,' said Council Member Sallie Alcorn.
Join us in turning holiday leftovers into something good for the earth. Together, we can make Houston cleaner, greener, and more sustainable, one pumpkin at a time.
Drop-off Locations:
City of Houston Reuse Warehouse
9003 N Main St, Houston, TX 77022
October 25th – November 29th
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Westpark Recycling Center
5900 Westpark, Houston, TX 77339
October 25th – November 29th
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Same as last year, more or less. You may find other options – as noted before, there’s a house in my neighborhood that collects them as feed for livestock – and that’s fine, pick what works best for you. Just don’t throw ’em in the trash, there’s no need for that."
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How the green revolution turned into a microplastic invasion https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/compostable-bags-india-billion-dollar-green-lie-qjj81amj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Compostable #India #Greenwashing #Environment #Sustainability
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Our #coffee packaging is 100% #compostable at home. We’ve tested it, we compost at home, and so do many of our customers.
It’s made from Natureflex which is wood pulp, it keeps the coffee fresher than paper.
With pods, the packaging often outweighs the coffee and you need industrial plant to fully process.
Everything we send you, including labels, can be thrown in with your banana skins, carrot peel, apple cores and it will be gone within six months.
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Love The Planet
Love The Planet is a female-led beauty brand who aim to help you embrace your love of beauty while reducing impact on our planet.
Their zero-waste mineral makeup is vegan, cruelty-free, free from palm oil and parabens, and dispatched in plastic free packaging – reusable, recyclable tins and compostable refill pouches!
Love The Planet’s range of beautiful makeup is NEVER tested on animals.
By switching to Love The Planet you can cut down on plastic usage too: Orders are sent in paper envelopes; products are ready to be decanted into existing containers you already own; wholesale orders are sent in biodegradable plastic and cardboard packaging.
#compostable #CrueltyFree #PalmOilFree #Recyclable #Reusable #vegan
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Adieu Colgate et Cie ! 🦷 J'essaie deux dentifrices faits au Québec : Attitude et Tanitabs.
Mon dentifrice Attitude est sans fluor. (Attitude en fait aussi avec fluor.) Dans Tanitabs, le fluor a été remplacé par du nHAp (nanohydroxyapatite) qui reconstitue naturellement l'émail dentaire. À suivre.
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#NotNews24 | #UnbreaklingAfterDinnerBiscuitNotNews with a #NewCoffeeBlend and #Biscuits and/or #NibblyNuts...
#IT's #Time for #AnotherNewCoffeeBlend that is #TotallyFairTrade... As an aside; #TheBFF is also #TryingOut #AnotherDifferentCoffeeBlend where the #Capsules are #Compostable... Also #TotallyFairTrade and #MostlyOrganic...
#ThankFuck for #TheMagickBeans; we'd be #Lost without #They / #Them...
🧙⚔️🤖:wolfparty:🤖⚔️🧙 | ☕🎠🦹🐻🦹🎠☕
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Could it be- possibly- Having buildings keep a weeks worth of compost - NY sanitation estimates 30% of garbage generated in #nyc is #compostable - and then only giving 14% (1/2) of pickups was a bad idea: building porter 😮💨agrees decrease in service ~>⬆️🐀 😮💨 a mayor in cognitive ratty 🧠 dissonance
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#Banana yields fruit only once, afterwards the whole tree has to be discarded. It creates a lot of waste without #upcycling e.g. into #BananaFibre, one of the most absorbent #fibres available.
Current innovations aim to use this fibre for #textile (jeans), but it could be used for so much more, e.g. producing #biodegradable and #compostable #SanitaryPads.
An interview with Kristin Kagetsu, co-founder of Saathi, pioneering this #sustainable #PlasticFree product.(15 min)
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#Banana yields fruit only once, afterwards the whole tree has to be discarded. It creates a lot of waste without #upcycling e.g. into #BananaFibre, one of the most absorbent #fibres available.
Current innovations aim to use this fibre for #textile (jeans), but it could be used for so much more, e.g. producing #biodegradable and #compostable #SanitaryPads.
An interview with Kristin Kagetsu, co-founder of Saathi, pioneering this #sustainable #PlasticFree product.(15 min)
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#Banana yields fruit only once, afterwards the whole tree has to be discarded. It creates a lot of waste without #upcycling e.g. into #BananaFibre, one of the most absorbent #fibres available.
Current innovations aim to use this fibre for #textile (jeans), but it could be used for so much more, e.g. producing #biodegradable and #compostable #SanitaryPads.
An interview with Kristin Kagetsu, co-founder of Saathi, pioneering this #sustainable #PlasticFree product.(15 min)
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#Banana yields fruit only once, afterwards the whole tree has to be discarded. It creates a lot of waste without #upcycling e.g. into #BananaFibre, one of the most absorbent #fibres available.
Current innovations aim to use this fibre for #textile (jeans), but it could be used for so much more, e.g. producing #biodegradable and #compostable #SanitaryPads.
An interview with Kristin Kagetsu, co-founder of Saathi, pioneering this #sustainable #PlasticFree product.(15 min)
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The most common plastic in 3D printing is PLA, which is biodegradable, compostable, and can be created from renewable resources. No need for expensive fancy clay 3D printed mugs. Just normal PLA printed mugs should work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid
#3dprinting #pla #environment #sustainable #renewable #coffee #biodegradable #compostable
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#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .
There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife
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#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .
There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife
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#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .
There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife
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#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .
There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife
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#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .
There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife
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Researchers create #plastic alternative that's #compostable in home and industrial settings
Story by Isabelle Butera, August 7, 2023
"The team worked with #polylactic acid, or #PLA, which has been used in packaging for over a decade. Instead of #petroleum (like typical plastic), it uses plant sugars and breaks down into water, carbon dioxide and lactic acid.
"But PLA can only break down in the heat of industrial #composters, not home composters. Even in industrial composters, PLA doesn't always break down quickly or completely.
"It can take as much as 20 days before PLA starts to be digested by microbes in an industrial compost setting, researchers said.
"To accelerate this process, the team incorporated what's called a 'thermoplastic starch' into PLA. This carbon-based starch helps the microbes in compost more easily break down the bioplastic.
"Adding the thermoplastic starch will not compromise the quality of PLA, such as the strength, clarity and other desirable features, researchers said in the release.
"Additionally, the bioplastic can be composted alongside food scraps. That means you wouldn't have to rinse food out of takeaway containers or coffee out of a disposable cup before throwing it out."
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Bioplastics 101: what is truth and what is lore? [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/bioplastics-101-what-is-truth-and-what-is-lore/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #biobased #biodegradable #bioplastics #compostable #PPWR
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The bags say "Compostable" and are labelled with all manner accreditations, but seriously, we just need to know — how many years?
#composting #compostable #biodegradable #plasticBags #greenBags #cornstarch
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They're here! 🥰✨
I'll be selling #GreetingCards printed by pennybatchgallery.co.uk at this year's #ColonyOfArtists!
And they're #beautiful! Printed on #recycled paper, with #EcoKraft envelopes and #compostable wrappers (just like my #prints).
Come round the #weekend after next to #Edinburgh's #Abbeyhill to have a look ^__^
#FediArt #MastoArt #CreativeToots #JfmlArt #art #illustration #creative #DigitalArt #ArtWithOpenSource #Inkscape #fair #colobee23 #exhibition #birds #festival
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Hi Everyone,
This is the #introduction of the official social media account for Auburn Supply Group and the Eat Drink Clean Eco brand.
We are creators and providers of #sustainable products for #coffee #beer and #food industries.
Through this account, we’ll communicate product news and announcements, special offers and other information related to our company.
We’re super happy to be here and we look forward to connecting with all who enjoy to #eat #drink and #clean the #eco way!
Follow our account for: “A Simple Way to Green”
#introductions #intro #newhere #sustainability #ecofriendly #compost #compostable #recycled #recycling #recyclable
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Are compostable coffee cups any better for the environment?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/compostable-packaging-explained/102951718
#ycombinator #compost #compostable #coffee #coffee_cup #single_use_plastic #takeaway #containers #environment -
From the article "#Walmart debuts #compostable cutlery made in the U.S.":
> To support the production of the cutlery product, beyondGREEN opened a 91,000-square-foot #factory in San Antonio with about 65 to 70 jobs and plans to top 100 within two years
Just 100 humans can produce 2 years' worth of utensils for up to 4600 stores! Coming from a software background that feels much lower than I'd expect. Does it sound low or high to you?
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/14/walmart-great-value-compostable-cutlery-beyondgreen
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Researchers in Michigan are saying they've found a way to make bioplastic PLA more compostable. (Apparently the secret is starch.)
Good news if true... we need biodegradable alternatives for items that absolutely must be made from some sort of "plastic." We also need to realize that we can easily (and happily!) make do with a LOT less "stuff" in our lives.
Experience over things!
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-starch-bio-based-polymer-bioplastics-compostable.html
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#biodegradable #compostable #plastic #sustainability #environment -
Dissolving circuit boards in water sounds better than shredding and burning https://arstechnica.com/?p=1957869 #compostable tech?
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I have found exactly one company that's making 100% compostable toothbrushes for a North American market.
I ordered 12.
https://www.gaiaguy.com/products/natural-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-6-pack
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#Compostable takeout bowls contain '#foreverchemicals,' study finds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/pfas-compostable-food-packaging-1.6794550
"If you bought a salad bowl for lunch in a compostable cardboard container, that greener choice may have come with a dash of "forever chemicals" called #PFAS — and so do other kinds of paper food packaging in Canada, a new study suggests.Should you worry? Here's a closer look at what those chemicals are, what food packaging they're found in most and what the findings of the study mean."
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I'm volunteering at the #portfairyfolkie where most waste is now #compostable. It's so satisfying to direct people to the green bin. Been having interesting conversations. Highlight so far was a mum whose 10 yo son has taught himself to fold origami to avoid sticky tape because he learnt about #marineplasticpollution in school.
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@marsden Exactly! Same here in California. #CompostablePlastic is neither #compostable nor #recyclable (as plastic), so it ends up going to #landfill. The only positive is that it’s not supporting the oil industry, and will eventually break down without adding to the #microplastic problem (I think).
I’m looking for a “commercial composting” facility where I can take my plant-based packaging. So far no luck. :-(
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Just listening to a radio portrait about a young female engineer from the #Hamburg suburbs who co-founded a #startup for a #compostable #plastic-alternative from food-production waste.
No, they're not the 1st, but also not your usual „#bioplastic“ #greenwashing bullshit, but a true #circular #cradle2cradle approach, as it seems. Sounds great, I hope they are successful.#goodnews #refuse #reduce #rot #compost #sustainability #packaging #fckPLSTC #ecowomen #biotech
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I’m pleased to see that my copy of #MathematicsToday, which is published the #IMA (The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications) is now delivered in a #compostable translucent wrapping made of #PotatoStarch. I hope other periodicals will adopt something similar.
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Last January 1st I started this #CompostAtHome bin https://mastodon.social/@nicole2g/109614334432851292
The results of this bin for the month of December and January gave me 20 gallons of #compost.
I will keep half of it to feed my worms and start some new bins. The other half will be used to make no-dig garden beds.
#compostodon #gardening #nodig #growyourown #composting #compostable
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So I see a lot of videos now of people #cooking #eggs in their #airfryer. Wondering if I should get one to cook eggs, cause the way I’ve tried cooking egs don’t really work for me. I tried #panfrying which is too oily and too much cleaning, boiling, which I always overcook the eggs to the point it gets grey in the middle, tried #microwave #frying eggs which leaves too much residue in the bowl afterwards. Even tried products like the #eggpod, which I find too difficult to disassemble and reassemble as well as an electric #eggboiler on #Amazon, which I unfortunately returned cause it was leaving burnt water at the bottom after each use that I had to descale every time. The air fryer looks way easier to use as you only seem to need parchment paper. Hopefully they make some #compostable parchment paper though, cause I really hate making more #landfill #waste.
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I have found exactly one company that's making 100% compostable toothbrushes for a North American market.
I ordered 12.
https://www.gaiaguy.com/products/natural-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-6-pack
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I have found exactly one company that's making 100% compostable toothbrushes for a North American market.
I ordered 12.
https://www.gaiaguy.com/products/natural-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-6-pack
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I have found exactly one company that's making 100% compostable toothbrushes for a North American market.
I ordered 12.
https://www.gaiaguy.com/products/natural-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-6-pack
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I have found exactly one company that's making 100% compostable toothbrushes for a North American market.
I ordered 12.
https://www.gaiaguy.com/products/natural-bristle-bamboo-toothbrush-6-pack
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Are compostable coffee cups any better for the environment?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/compostable-packaging-explained/102951718
#ycombinator #compost #compostable #coffee #coffee_cup #single_use_plastic #takeaway #containers #environment -
Are compostable coffee cups any better for the environment?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/compostable-packaging-explained/102951718
#ycombinator #compost #compostable #coffee #coffee_cup #single_use_plastic #takeaway #containers #environment -
It’s nice now and then to see things going in the right direction. I bought some panini and it was given to me in the #cardboard container shown. The apparently plastic window is in fact made of #starch and so the whole package is #biodegradable and #compostable.
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@wasted Yeah, the thinking laid out in this article is exactly what I think is the main enemy of us ever achieving meaningful change. We need massive shifts in the way we live our day-to-day lives, but #recycling and other #greenwashing techniques get rolled out to placate folks who "mean well" but are wholly unwilling to accept any aspect of their current lives and goals. Just put that bottle in the right bin, buy the right kind of car, and you've done your part.
Seeing as how I'm not hamstrung by word limits on this instance, I'll copy and paste your other responses and respond to them here, to try to consolidate this into a more parseable thread. Not sure if that's actually helpful, but hey, we're all learning the ropes.
"Also wrt compostable plastics, is that true of industrial / high-heat facilities? I was wondering about this recently, I use Bootstrap for my compost and often find myself tossing PLA containers in the bin."
I was only ever involved in transport, so I can't speak to this at all, aside from saying, in general, any #composting system has to maintain a #balance, and there's a limit to how far you can push one component or another. Prefacing the following statement with "I am a #greencollargrunt, and have no qualifications to make these statements, but if I had to put forth a theory:" Most of these #compostable plastics are "technically so," but there's so much of them being put into the system that they are out of balance. I think the ratio of actual biologic matter to plastic to effectively break down everything is huge, so... it doesn't take much. But of course the American public just wants to hear that they technically could compost it, and that's good enough for them. Just like with recycling.
"(Last reply lol my character limit is small) Can I boost this btw?"
Boost away. The main reason I started transitioning over here (actually not a twitter refugee!) was because it seemed like a platform that we could actually have conversations on. I am a recovering instagram junky, and I kept posting my photography and trying to talk about the problems I was seeing, and The most I got was "🔥 shot!" over and over again from folks trying to work the algorithm. I'm pretty sure everyone who is likely to see my stuff on this platform gets it already, but I am really hoping we'll be able to move past just talking in circles into actually DOING SOMETHING about this shit. Solutions exist, but we need to decide to start working on them instead of waiting for some politician or bug-fuck billionaire to suddenly find fixing these problems to be profitable.
Gonna sign off now, but have somne #bikesatwork porn. A few shots of the #trikes out on the job to atone for the previous trike pic I posted and neglected to alt-text.
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@wasted Yeah, the thinking laid out in this article is exactly what I think is the main enemy of us ever achieving meaningful change. We need massive shifts in the way we live our day-to-day lives, but #recycling and other #greenwashing techniques get rolled out to placate folks who "mean well" but are wholly unwilling to accept any aspect of their current lives and goals. Just put that bottle in the right bin, buy the right kind of car, and you've done your part.
Seeing as how I'm not hamstrung by word limits on this instance, I'll copy and paste your other responses and respond to them here, to try to consolidate this into a more parseable thread. Not sure if that's actually helpful, but hey, we're all learning the ropes.
"Also wrt compostable plastics, is that true of industrial / high-heat facilities? I was wondering about this recently, I use Bootstrap for my compost and often find myself tossing PLA containers in the bin."
I was only ever involved in transport, so I can't speak to this at all, aside from saying, in general, any #composting system has to maintain a #balance, and there's a limit to how far you can push one component or another. Prefacing the following statement with "I am a #greencollargrunt, and have no qualifications to make these statements, but if I had to put forth a theory:" Most of these #compostable plastics are "technically so," but there's so much of them being put into the system that they are out of balance. I think the ratio of actual biologic matter to plastic to effectively break down everything is huge, so... it doesn't take much. But of course the American public just wants to hear that they technically could compost it, and that's good enough for them. Just like with recycling.
"(Last reply lol my character limit is small) Can I boost this btw?"
Boost away. The main reason I started transitioning over here (actually not a twitter refugee!) was because it seemed like a platform that we could actually have conversations on. I am a recovering instagram junky, and I kept posting my photography and trying to talk about the problems I was seeing, and The most I got was "🔥 shot!" over and over again from folks trying to work the algorithm. I'm pretty sure everyone who is likely to see my stuff on this platform gets it already, but I am really hoping we'll be able to move past just talking in circles into actually DOING SOMETHING about this shit. Solutions exist, but we need to decide to start working on them instead of waiting for some politician or bug-fuck billionaire to suddenly find fixing these problems to be profitable.
Gonna sign off now, but have somne #bikesatwork porn. A few shots of the #trikes out on the job to atone for the previous trike pic I posted and neglected to alt-text.
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I’m pleased to see that my copy of #MathematicsToday, which is published the #IMA (The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications) is now delivered in a #compostable translucent wrapping made of #PotatoStarch. I hope other periodicals will adopt something similar.
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So I see a lot of videos now of people #cooking #eggs in their #airfryer. Wondering if I should get one to cook eggs, cause the way I’ve tried cooking egs don’t really work for me. I tried #panfrying which is too oily and too much cleaning, boiling, which I always overcook the eggs to the point it gets grey in the middle, tried #microwave #frying eggs which leaves too much residue in the bowl afterwards. Even tried products like the #eggpod, which I find too difficult to disassemble and reassemble as well as an electric #eggboiler on #Amazon, which I unfortunately returned cause it was leaving burnt water at the bottom after each use that I had to descale every time. The air fryer looks way easier to use as you only seem to need parchment paper. Hopefully they make some #compostable parchment paper though, cause I really hate making more #landfill #waste.
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So I see a lot of videos now of people #cooking #eggs in their #airfryer. Wondering if I should get one to cook eggs, cause the way I’ve tried cooking egs don’t really work for me. I tried #panfrying which is too oily and too much cleaning, boiling, which I always overcook the eggs to the point it gets grey in the middle, tried #microwave #frying eggs which leaves too much residue in the bowl afterwards. Even tried products like the #eggpod, which I find too difficult to disassemble and reassemble as well as an electric #eggboiler on #Amazon, which I unfortunately returned cause it was leaving burnt water at the bottom after each use that I had to descale every time. The air fryer looks way easier to use as you only seem to need parchment paper. Hopefully they make some #compostable parchment paper though, cause I really hate making more #landfill #waste.
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So I see a lot of videos now of people #cooking #eggs in their #airfryer. Wondering if I should get one to cook eggs, cause the way I’ve tried cooking egs don’t really work for me. I tried #panfrying which is too oily and too much cleaning, boiling, which I always overcook the eggs to the point it gets grey in the middle, tried #microwave #frying eggs which leaves too much residue in the bowl afterwards. Even tried products like the #eggpod, which I find too difficult to disassemble and reassemble as well as an electric #eggboiler on #Amazon, which I unfortunately returned cause it was leaving burnt water at the bottom after each use that I had to descale every time. The air fryer looks way easier to use as you only seem to need parchment paper. Hopefully they make some #compostable parchment paper though, cause I really hate making more #landfill #waste.
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So I see a lot of videos now of people #cooking #eggs in their #airfryer. Wondering if I should get one to cook eggs, cause the way I’ve tried cooking egs don’t really work for me. I tried #panfrying which is too oily and too much cleaning, boiling, which I always overcook the eggs to the point it gets grey in the middle, tried #microwave #frying eggs which leaves too much residue in the bowl afterwards. Even tried products like the #eggpod, which I find too difficult to disassemble and reassemble as well as an electric #eggboiler on #Amazon, which I unfortunately returned cause it was leaving burnt water at the bottom after each use that I had to descale every time. The air fryer looks way easier to use as you only seem to need parchment paper. Hopefully they make some #compostable parchment paper though, cause I really hate making more #landfill #waste.
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Researchers create #plastic alternative that's #compostable in home and industrial settings
Story by Isabelle Butera, August 7, 2023
"The team worked with #polylactic acid, or #PLA, which has been used in packaging for over a decade. Instead of #petroleum (like typical plastic), it uses plant sugars and breaks down into water, carbon dioxide and lactic acid.
"But PLA can only break down in the heat of industrial #composters, not home composters. Even in industrial composters, PLA doesn't always break down quickly or completely.
"It can take as much as 20 days before PLA starts to be digested by microbes in an industrial compost setting, researchers said.
"To accelerate this process, the team incorporated what's called a 'thermoplastic starch' into PLA. This carbon-based starch helps the microbes in compost more easily break down the bioplastic.
"Adding the thermoplastic starch will not compromise the quality of PLA, such as the strength, clarity and other desirable features, researchers said in the release.
"Additionally, the bioplastic can be composted alongside food scraps. That means you wouldn't have to rinse food out of takeaway containers or coffee out of a disposable cup before throwing it out."