06 Jun 2023 --- A “first-of-its-kind” study has found that synthetic textiles, including “compostable” plastics like polylactic acid (PLA), do not degrade after more than a year in the ocean. But the bioplastics industry has dismissed the findings as irrelevant, pointing out that the fashion industry does not use PLA because it is “compostable” but because it is bio-based and avoids fossil-based resources.
