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The burning question, is how affordable is this material? That’s why we use plastics to begin with.
by pipeline_peak 2y ago
The burning question, is how affordable is this material? That’s why we use plastics to begin with.
- saulpw 2y agoWell if it became fashionable I imagine we'd plant more barley
- pipeline_peak 2y agoI'm talking about what goes on between growing barley and the end product.
- hiddencost 2y agoIt could be that plastics aren't affordable, their costs are just externalities that aren't being accounted properly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/microplastics-air-human-body-organs-spread/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interacti...
- pipeline_peak 2y agoThe point I'm trying to make is if isn't financially affordable, then it won't replace plastic on a mass scale. Otherwise it'll just be another feel good eco-friendly fad that'll be adopted by wealthy people in California and fade into obscurity.
- happymellon 2y agoPlastic isn't affordable, we are just placing it all on credit at the moment. [Edit] And letting other people accrue all the debit. If you look at the plastic pollution that the west exports to the Carribbean, or the Far East for "recycling" it's fairly horrifying.
- causal 2y agoObviously that's the reason we're seeking biodegradable alternatives. But the question remains whether it is cost prohibitive to produce.