Compostable bowls (not) are tied to cancer risk
August 8, 2019
All fiber bowls used by Chipotle and other companies contain PFAS, a broad classification of fluorinated compounds that do not degrade naturally in the environment. This means that these bowls are not compostable and attempting to compost them makes it more likely that potentially cancer-causing chemicals will wind up in the soil and groundwater.
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