photodegradation

I took a peek at my curing compost pile recently, and somehow contaminants seem to push their way to the top. There was a small piece of a styrofoam cup, some plastic film, and then this skeleton of an ice cream carton...or at least most of it. Where's the rest of it? It's now in my compost in microplastic form. I always thought I'd just experiment with a variety of items that seemed to consist of just paper, only to find out there's plastic in there too. Moral of the story: Be conscious of what "paper" products you add to your compost pile. If you keep it to paper towels, napkins, tissues and certified compostable products, you should be good to go. Where is the line drawn? I doubt my…