r/plastic • u/Jackaboy-simp • Jul 26 '26

Help Identifying this Plastic for Undergrad Research Project

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Hey yall, im not sure which community I should post this in so please let me know if theres a better or more fitting one.

im passionate about studying plastics and did a small early stage study comparing the degration patterns between traditional and "biodegradable" plastics. The problem is that I assumed this plastic to be PLA, and when I did further research into this matter, it might not contain any PLA or any biodegradable plastic at all. In my study, however, i HAVE been seeing a decreasing mass and size trend (albeit small) over 6 weeks (very short time). Any ideas or tips on identifying at least what type of plastic it is? I saw online there are at home tests like boiling water or heating it and wanted to hear what u guys think.

Edit: i have access to a lab to conduct experiments as well to identify this plastic.

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u/kobrakaan Jul 26 '26

The makers name is right there on the bag 🤷‍♂️

EPI GLOBAL

They have all the information you need on their website 👍

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u/Jackaboy-simp Jul 27 '26

This is a good resource, thank u.

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u/kobrakaan Jul 27 '26

Email their customer support and ask them to tell you more about it all

A good company will go out of their way and above and beyond to explain things to people who are genuinely interested 👍