The supposedly compostable bowl that holds your lunch you pick up from Chipotle or Sweetgreen may not be so harmless.
An investigation from the New Food Economy has found that the bowls contain PFAS, man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment and have been linked to several health problems.
Known colloquially as ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS chemicals contain compounds that can taint soil, pollute water and ruin composts.