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This is actually the logic for just burying plastic: it doesn't degrade on any important timescale. Acts as a carbon sink, and keeps it out of everything. Winni
by Hextinium 4y ago
This is actually the logic for just burying plastic: it doesn't degrade on any important timescale. Acts as a carbon sink, and keeps it out of everything. Winning all around.
- elmolino89 4y agoNot if you got the plastic using fossil fuels and extra energy. Which is the case for most of the non-degradable plastic. Add to it that we are nowhere close to replace various types of plastics with materials obtained from non-fossil fuels. Obtained from cellulose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate does decompose fairly quickly in the soil.