Waste is not just waste

This is how long our rubbish takes to decompose in nature. Plastic bags, biscuit wrappers, spat-out chewing gum, or cigarette butts: things that belong in the bin end up in the environment far too often. But what are the consequences? When it comes to decomposition, one thing is clear: waste is not just waste.

Lisa Breit speaks with Ines Fritz from the Institute of Environmental Biotechnology in the Standard podcast Edition Zukunft about the biodegradability of materials.