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		BobaFloutist 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microplastics shed by food packaging are contamina... For that matter, what's wax? I bet at least some waxes are basically plastic these days.

AlotOfReading 3 months ago [–]

Waxes are pretty similar to plastics and can be produced by similar processes from the things. The main difference is that they're a lot more biodegradable.

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