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I have been thinking a lot about the plastic problem. Isn't plastic a great way to store carbon in solid form for a long time and prevent it coming back into th
by babuskov 8y ago
I have been thinking a lot about the plastic problem. Isn't plastic a great way to store carbon in solid form for a long time and prevent it coming back into the atmosphere?
I mean, doesn't plastic work the same way the wooden furniture works? Storing carbon away and preventing global warming?
If this is the case, perhaps we should look into ways to store plastic in more environment friendly ways instead to trying to prevent its production and use. All the alternatives that quickly degrade seem to allow the carbon to quickly get back into air and increase the global warming effect.
- Drakim 8y agoAs far as I know, the carbon in plastic mostly comes from crude oil, which is already "stored away" deep in the earth. If you found a 100% effective and safe way to store all plastic after it's use you'd simply be carbon neutral (minus production costs), you wouldn't be capturing carbon from the atmosphere.
- adrianN 8y agoA better way to store carbon is to make charcoal. Plastic is made from oil, leaving that in the ground is easier than pumping it up, turning it into plastic and then dumping it into the ocean.