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I am not sure if we will ever purge nature of them. But we could reduce them going forward with better packaging science and use of biodegradable plastics.
by tmaly 2y ago
I am not sure if we will ever purge nature of them.
But we could reduce them going forward with better packaging science and use of biodegradable plastics.
- avmich 2y agoWe may (much) better control their renewal (control on new production) and employ some good "enemy", like a microorganism(s) feeding on (some of) them. It's not an easy problem for sure.
- legitster 2y ago> use of biodegradable plastics Depending on the type of biodegradable plastic, part of it's degradation process would be to break down into small pieces of microplastics.
- stevenwoo 2y agoWe are on an exponential curve of deployment of plastic because it’s cheap, anything else would require research time and money https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/worlds-plastic-pollution-crisis-explained/#:~:text=Half%20of%20all%20plastics%20ever%20manufactured%20have%20been,2015.%20Production%20is%20expected%20to%20double%20by%202050 https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/worlds-pla....