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> worse, tossing it into the ocean I used to think that. Then I read this and now I'm less sure: ....the most widely-used plastic, the stuff used to make shop
by HillaryBriss 8y ago
> worse, tossing it into the ocean
I used to think that. Then I read this and now I'm less sure:
....the most widely-used plastic, the stuff used to make shopping bags, is the one that produces the greatest amount of these warming gases ... after 212 days in the sun, this plastic emitted 176 times more methane than at the start of the experiment. Ironically, when plastics were exposed to air the amount of methane emitted was double the level from sea water.
more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45043989 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45043989