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Gigacore, the article isn't really about CO2 emissions. Microfibers from t-shirts aren't going to contribute to atmospheric carbon any time soon.
by sp332 5y ago
Gigacore, the article isn't really about CO2 emissions. Microfibers from t-shirts aren't going to contribute to atmospheric carbon any time soon.
- hannob 5y agoThere are already quite substantial emissions when turning oil into plastics and other products. Steam crackers are among the biggest industrial carbon sources. But that's not all: The common end of life processing of most plastics these days is waste incineration (causes CO2) or landfils (may cause methane, which is worse than CO2). Sooner or later most carbon embedded in the oil used for products will end up in the atmosphere.