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0 pointstokenless28d ago0 comments

Why? The microbes don't get along with sourdough starter bacteria?

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It's because CA has stricter regulations about what can be labeled compostable. Whatever had this label was never compostable to begin with, but called itself that on a technicality.

gorfian_robot27d ago

yeah we took one of those cups and buried in a compost heap for a few years. it was not degraded in the slightest.

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0 pointstokenless28d ago0 comments

Why? The microbes don't get along with sourdough starter bacteria?

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inigyou28d ago

It's because CA has stricter regulations about what can be labeled compostable. Whatever had this label was never compostable to begin with, but called itself that on a technicality.

gorfian_robot27d ago

yeah we took one of those cups and buried in a compost heap for a few years. it was not degraded in the slightest.

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