When I look at the contents of the organic waste bin of my apartment house people often put what they throw in there inside plastic bags, which is kind of understandable because just throwing it in there unprotected and open to the air will probably lead to a rot problem and some really bad smells right in front of the house. I don't think this is collected every day.
I read an article here in Germany years ago that this is a major problem and a leading cause of ever more plastic in agricultural soil.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S24685... (Compost as a carrier for microplastics and plastic-bound toxic metals into agroecosystems)
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.aap8060 (Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment)
When I look at the contents of the organic waste bin of my apartment house people often put what they throw in there inside plastic bags, which is kind of understandable because just throwing it in there unprotected and open to the air will probably lead to a rot problem and some really bad smells right in front of the house. I don't think this is collected every day.
I read an article here in Germany years ago that this is a major problem and a leading cause of ever more plastic in agricultural soil.
and also https://www.newscientist.com/article/2345545-most-home-compo... (Most ‘home compostable’ plastic doesn’t break down in garden bins)