Compostable Fast Food Containers

[LoreD]

I purchased some instant ramen in compostable containers made from cornstarch. The cornstarch plastic was supposed to degrade in about 6 months. I kept on using them because I didn't like microwaving my food in regular plastic.

It has been 6 years, and the cornstarch plastic is still going strong. They are exactly the same as when I started using them 6 years ago. I even put them in the freezer, and nothing happens.

All of the regular plastic fast food containers that I recused, have cracked, and died. These cornstarch compostable containers seem to last forever.

I don't understand this.

 

[silva]

Do you have a compost pile? I dunno, maybe the mix of heat, moisture, and soil might be involved in their decomposition.
I will say, there are so many things like this that I feel are fradulant.

I remember when my old company bought some cornstarch packing peanuts, when they encountered moisture they immediately melted, which had it's drawbacks. They also invited mice

 

[Lou]

I purchased some instant ramen in compostable containers made from cornstarch.

You might do an experiment. bury one, maybe put one out on the lawn under a sprinkler. chop one up and see if the birds will eat it.