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		arrowleaf on March 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear ... This is a good chance to ask something I've wondered for a while, why isn't cellophane more commonly used as an alternative to plastic film? Is it coatings on cellophane that make it just as bad as plastic? Or does the environmental impact of producing cellophane outweigh the fact that it's biodegradable?

culopatin on March 22, 2024 [–]

Can you save me the rabbit hole time dump and tell me what makes cellophane so much better or potentially not viable in your opinion?

limitedfrom on March 22, 2024 | [–]

Cellophane isn't all better. It is biodegradable, but traditionally at least, carbon disulfide used in making of it is some nasty stuff[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_disulfide#Health_effect...

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