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Have you checked if what you're using or what you're buying is available as a biodegradable item? Have you made the important switch?
Biodegradable is often just a greenwash.
Products will only biodegrade if put in an environment that supports biological processes, for example a compost bin or some other digester. If you place your biodegradable waste in landfill then it won't degrade.
Some years ago, a 30 year old section of the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island was dug up and recovered items included a newspaper and hotdog that had only discoloured slightly and not degraded at all.
I have found pine needles perfectly reserved in a wreck that was almost 350 years old.
If you want biodegradable products then make sure you're doing the whole process.
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