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All of these plastic replacements don't tackle the biggest issue with plastic replacement and that's how to replace plastic and still be able to use the manufac
by WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
All of these plastic replacements don't tackle the biggest issue with plastic replacement and that's how to replace plastic and still be able to use the manufacturing machines. Those machines would be super expensive to replace. I suspect that by now all those machines and the production lines have been paid for and the owners would be unlikely to just stop using them because the pods need to be made of something else.
- ianai 5y agoThat sounds like a noble goal. My (feeble) understanding of chemistry leads to me to suspect producing a plant-based or otherwise sustainable stand-in for plastic would be akin to reproducing the processes (and energy expenditures) of the fossil fuel reserves originally involved to produce plastic. Plastic is a very complicated compound with pretty rare properties.
- WheelsAtLarge 5y agoI think the true replacement fix for plastic is to truly factor in the cost of plastic production, disposal and damage on our environment and health. With out that plastic will always be cheaper to produce than any other replacement. Right now plastic seems cheap but without factoring the externalities future generations will pay the true cost of cleaning up the damage it makes.