Getting Pickier with Plastics
[ reposted from tylertalkstrash.com ] After reading a fair bit of material regarding microplastics in compost, I've decided to become more strict on what I contribute to my compost piles. Up to this point, I've been experimenting with how much of an item will compost, even when I'm aware it contains some plastic. For example, I've added quite a few ice cream cartons, chinese food containers, paper cups, and fast food waste that I dumpstered from several establishments. The plan has been to pick out the plastic skeletons that remain when I screen my finished product...I've been doing that for a long time, with the most common example being the occasional produce sticker that I missed. What's the big deal anyway? I'm not going to use my compost to grow…