• sepi@piefed.social
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    7 days ago

    Polylactic Acid (aka PLA) is a protein found in milk and corn. PLA filament is made from fermented corn starch.

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      7 days ago

      They use PLA in several tea bags and coffee filters now.

      … of course I research and avoid those. I’m not super paranoid about plastic, but boiling it and drinking it seems insane.