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"Biodegradable" plastic bags survive three years in sea

Do "biodegradable" plastic bags really biodegrade? These scientists examined the degradation of five of these bags. This is what they found out.

05/15/2019 10:51 AM
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125 comments

  • Mogno K.
    05/15/2019 10:52

    Everything's a swindle these days

  • Marie M.
    05/15/2019 10:53

    shared

  • Laurence C.
    05/15/2019 10:57

    Fat ASSHOLES, plastic bags only, but how about all others items made out of plastic and why supermarkets are still allowed to sell plastic bags to theirs consumers, I am chasing products in glass ONLY but not much available and my own BAGS I made them by myself from old jeans

  • Muhammed S.
    05/15/2019 11:02

    Point is - in order to get rid of the bad men; the #Earth needs to get rid of all men!

  • Ali
    05/15/2019 11:03

    spread the word

  • Narayan S.
    05/15/2019 11:08

    Eye opener

  • Kejendra R.
    05/15/2019 11:16

    Check for effectiveness

  • Mike B.
    05/15/2019 11:19

    think I recognised your arm ha, good job :D

  • Lisa S.
    05/15/2019 11:21

    I’m glad they examined it! ❤️

  • Arrie R.
    05/15/2019 11:27

    But why aren't we surprised - plastic bag producers' scam.

  • Daniel V.
    05/15/2019 11:33

    what's new...another lie stacked on the pile of lies

  • Gustavo H.
    05/15/2019 11:35

    unsurprisingly the big industries lie to us again

  • Daniel M.
    05/15/2019 11:36

    Haha obviusly

  • Magi E.
    05/15/2019 11:40

    Hemp fiber...... Hemp..... Hemp...... Hemp!!!!!

  • George D.
    05/15/2019 11:43

    Point is, plastic either needs to be recycled, buried or burned. Anything else is disasterous, and even burying and burying are pretty negative, so, if ee're going to make this stuff, we have to figure out how to reuse it and we have to figure it out pretty quickly.

  • Marie-catherine G.
    05/15/2019 11:47

    :/ 😔

  • Jeroným V.
    05/15/2019 11:50

    Interesting video, just watch out with the pictures. The one with great whale shark is photoshopped

  • Alessandro S.
    05/15/2019 11:51

    Well mine biodegrade even under my kitchen sink...

  • Avita A.
    05/15/2019 12:30

    I would like to know for how long a period the bags were kept in the different environment. 1 month, 1 week or 1 year? Would be nice if they could give that information too...

  • Kolby K.
    05/15/2019 12:46

    Maybe if you can’t burn or take all the garbage store it with abandoned buildings.??? Idk I guess it seems like a good idea?