Summary
Talk about long-term testing.
It took me over five months to check whetherBellroys Bio Phone Casewould actually disintegrate.
Surprisingly, when I pulled it out of the ground to check on its status, nothing had changed.
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It looked like it did when I buried it.
Whats the Bellroy Bio Case?
In September of 2022, Bellroy released its Bio Phone Case for the iPhone 14 series of phones.
This super slim case protects your phone from the daily grind, and can be fully composted at the end of its life.
It was a minimalist case that had two intertwined features.
At the time it actually felt really good to keep this accessory out of the trashcan.
What Happened With the Bio Case?
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About a week into March 2024, I dug it up.
When I started scraping the dirt away, I worried about separating pieces of the deteriorating case.
Instead, I pulled the whole case up right away.
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The Bellroy logo and interior text were all legible.
I could still see the texture flecks on the outside and the tiny textured ridges on the inside.
I rinsed it off and it looked like it had before.
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The soil hasnt been bone dry.
Of course, my testing area wasnt an actual compost container.
I guess I was focusing on the wrong parts.
This isnt some gotcha moment.
I might see if I can find someone with a compose bin and loop back and try.
Or maybe even this Bio Case is too much work to get rid of naturally.
No, well get em next time, sentiment.
I would love to dump old products into the dirt and forget about them.
Especially things like phone cases, which have very short windows of usefulness.
Either they get worn down or dont fit the next phone.
