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Why?
I mean, microplastics are no bueno, but I can't really see how organic amendments (apart from those related to agriculture) might spread plastics.
I had a project last year where they used for degraded/composted wood mulch from a nearby cutblock to reclaim a legacy mine without stockpiled soil. Its coming back pretty good this year, compared to the last decade or more where it sat unvegetated.
Microplastics scare the fuck out of me, but given the choice between no ecosystem establishment (or rather very delayed; multidecade timelines before colonization) I'll take the plastics. Not if I can avoid it, obviously, but they seem like a smaller issue on a landscape. Further, there is the potential for them to become weathered or degraded through biotic processes once the land has been revgetated.
Not trying to go off on you (you glorious Ozzie), just trying to explain my way of thinking about things.
I've got a strong background in amendment and just learned about the aminopyralids thing form a local permaculture group of all places. I say that last bit about permaculture because I like to poop (hah, amendment pun) on their weird stuff like electroculture.
Aminopyralids and their potential impact on rec is yet another avenue to explore.
If only I got paid to chase whims
Get out of my head! I was literally just going to ask you if you heard of Yeoman's work (since he's a big deal in AUS).
I learned about him in university. Fascinating stuff. Cool plough