09 Dec 2021 --- Cellulose diacetate (CDA), a bio-based plastic used in food packaging, disintegrates and degrades in the ocean far quicker than previously assumed, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. “These findings challenge the paradigm set by governmental agencies and advocacy groups that CDA-based materials persist in the ocean for decades,” according to the paper, “Rapid Degradation of Cellulose Diacetate by Marine Microbes.”
