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minus-squareZink@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoIf it’s actually make out of polystyrene, I’ve read that is supposed to take 500 years like a lot of other plastics. Many packing peanuts are biodegradable these days though, so it might not be actual styrofoam (polystyrene + air).
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThose packing peanuts are made from corn and are basically edible. Or if you wet them, they get sticky and you can stick them together to make stuff.
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoMy mum gave me those for toys as a kid, to make stuff like you described. Ate a fair few, am fine.
If it’s actually make out of polystyrene, I’ve read that is supposed to take 500 years like a lot of other plastics.
Many packing peanuts are biodegradable these days though, so it might not be actual styrofoam (polystyrene + air).
Those packing peanuts are made from corn and are basically edible.
Or if you wet them, they get sticky and you can stick them together to make stuff.
My mum gave me those for toys as a kid, to make stuff like you described. Ate a fair few, am fine.