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[–] StoneGender@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Yes it is. It doesn't take 1000s of years for leather to breakdown

[–] Weges@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

I think they meant the stuff applied to animal skins to make it leather. Can be done cheap and extremely dirty..

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

That's not the same at all. PLA-printed 3D prints don't take 1000s of years to break down, but they're very clearly not something you add to the composter.