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Re:Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says by undersuit on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @05:44PM (#21141090)
Starch-based packing peanuts are will break down in water, unlike their polystyrene equivalents.
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Re:Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says by foobarian on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:31PM (#21143007)
Some packing peanuts are apparently made of puffed up rice. It's a fun trick to pull on coworkers who don't know this and eat a bunch when you get a package.
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Re:Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says by isthis1984 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:58AM (#21145599)
as long as they're not imported and have been sprayed with pesticide.
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Re:Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says by undersuit on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:01PM (#21148519)
Apparently the majority of the carbohydrates and nutrients have been removed too, probably not tasty without the pesticide zest.
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