{"id":696,"date":"2025-10-10T03:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/no2ndplanet.com\/greenwashing-alert-why-biodegradable-is-often-a-lie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T03:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:01:09","slug":"greenwashing-alert-why-biodegradable-is-often-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/no2ndplanet.com\/en\/greenwashing-alert-why-biodegradable-is-often-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenwashing Alert: Why &#8216;Biodegradable&#8217; Is Often a Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;866px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/no2ndplanet.com\/en\/blog\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Back to Blog&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#295933&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;#295933&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#x23;||divi||400&#8243; button_icon_color=&#8221;#295933&#8243; button_icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|30px|10px|40px|true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; button_bg_color_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_icon_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_icon_color__hover=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#295933&#8243; button_bg_enable_color__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; button_text_color__hover=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_post_title title=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; date=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; meta_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; meta_text_color=&#8221;#295933&#8243; meta_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; date=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;space&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#231f20&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;rgba(35,31,32,0.7)&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;32px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;font-weight: 400!important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The Uncomfortable Truth About Bio-Plastic, PLA and False Promises[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;rgba(35,31,32,0.07)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_post_title title=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; date_format=&#8221;j. 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