organic products Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:25:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Biodegradable Trash Not Good For The Environment, Scientists Say https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biodegradable-methane-pollution-20110602/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biodegradable-methane-pollution-20110602/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:25:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18937 Everyone knows that biodegradable products are the best for the environment, and just because they disintegrate quickly they aren't a threat to anything... it seems not. Not that non-biodegradable materials are any better, but a recent study from North Carolina State University says biodegradable products are responsible for high methane emissions, a gas whose greenhouse effects are much more potent than those of CO2.

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