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What are the byproducts of this process? We already know that cows are emitting a concerning amount of methane into the atmosphere. If the result of this is rel
by whoopdedo 5y ago
What are the byproducts of this process? We already know that cows are emitting a concerning amount of methane into the atmosphere. If the result of this is releasing all the fossilized carbon captured by the plastic, then we'll be solving the plastic pollution problem by greatly worsening the greenhouse gas problem.
- kolinko 5y agoMy first thought exactly. It’s way better to have that plastic on landfills than - as methane or co2 - in atmosphere.
- mschuster91 5y agoNot necessarily - you're not feeding the plastic waste to cows. You take the microbes and dump them and the plastic waste into vats. This allows you (similarly to existing biogas plants!) to capture gaseous byproducts of the plastic digestion.