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Is there really much benefit to reusing something that’s already biodegradable?

• rmbyrro 3y ago
  The worry is that biodegradation generates greenhouse gases. So if we avoid coffee waste from biodegrading, we avoid bacteria from producing greenhouse gases. Might people be freaking out too much about this stuff?
  • pipeline_peak 3y ago
    If biodegrading generates greenhouse gases than we’ve officially surpassed global human capacity.
    • rmbyrro 3y ago
      If? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14964355/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14964355/ https://cbmjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13021-017-0072-2 https://cbmjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13021... https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/big-potential-of-cutting-greenhouse https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/big-potential-of-cuttin...
• AidenVennis 3y ago
  I think in this case the win is that you would need less of the other resources to make the same amount of concrete.
  • londons_explore 3y ago
    Or that the concrete is stronger... If you need strong concrete, then this might be your answer.
    • jkukul 3y ago
      Yes, that's the main point, the stronger concrete. If you make stronger concrete it will last longer and you thus will need less of it in the long run. Concrete production is very bad for environment, so the less we need to make the better.
      • quickthrower2 3y ago
        And Australia: know for insane coffee consumption (has to be freshly ground!) and appartments with “concrete cancer” although that may not be solved by this.