Did you know that you can buy biodegradable tape? Sellotape produces a range of biodegradable tapes that work very well (I have a roll here I have been using). This tape is made of cellulose instead of acetate which is what most tapes are made of. I bought the roll I have from a local supermarket in Australia and it was less expensive that the other roll the supermarket had available.
If you are really fascinated by tape, Sellotape has a long and very complicated explanation of how their tape is made on their website. Considering they have such an interesting product they could think of making this a little bit more user friendly! Nowhere on their website (or on their label for that matter) do they introduce cellulose tape or how it is biodegradable. A story worth telling really.
I put a few pieces of tape out in the garden just to see how long it sticks around…
