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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

up to 10 years or so, actually --> https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1543-measuring-biodegradability

not sure about glass - obsidian is basically glass and it lasts a lot longer than that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure about that list - they don't "biodegrade", but they do break down into microplastics, our favourite size of plastic these days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

eh, i prefer the nanoplastics - microplastics make my cells feel funny