{"id":247992,"date":"2024-07-26T10:19:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/biodegradable-microplastics-may-actually-be-worse-for-soil-and-plants\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:53","slug":"biodegradable-microplastics-may-actually-be-worse-for-soil-and-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/biodegradable-microplastics-may-actually-be-worse-for-soil-and-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for soil and plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some supermarkets now use biodegradable plastic bags<\/p>\n

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Biodegradable plastics that get broken down into microplastics appear to damage soil and affect plant growth more than conventional ones, at least over the short term.<\/p>\n

Global plastic production reached 400 million tonnes in 2022<\/a>, most of which isn\u2019t recyclable<\/a>. Large pieces of plastic that end up in the environment can be weathered into smaller and smaller pieces, until they sometimes aren\u2019t visible.<\/p>\n

To reduce pollution by these microplastics, some industries have turned to biodegradable plastics, known as bioplastics, but they may sometimes do more harm than good.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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