http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/04/biodegradable_plastic_bag_disappears_in_four_months_along_with_your_earthkilling_guilt-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:39:32 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/04/biodegradable_plastic_bag_disappears_in_four_months_along_with_your_earthkilling_guilt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6342 David D. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:33:09 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/04/biodegradable_plastic_bag_disappears_in_four_months_along_with_your_earthkilling_guilt-2.html#comment-6342 <p>I already discovered that plastic bags last nowhere near what they used to. I put some camping gear in a couple in my shed and when I went to get it for the next season the bugs crumbled into tiny pieces. So much for a half-life of 1000 years or whatever they were originally supposed to be. The broken down bits are probably still no good for the environment though. </p> I already discovered that plastic bags last nowhere near what they used to. I put some camping gear in a couple in my shed and when I went to get it for the next season the bugs crumbled into tiny pieces. So much for a half-life of 1000 years or whatever they were originally supposed to be. The broken down bits are probably still no good for the environment though.

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