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That 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 plast
by ianai 5y ago
That 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.