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Surely there's a gap that could be the sweet spot between "thousands of years" and a couple of years
by malux85 1y ago
Surely there's a gap that could be the sweet spot between "thousands of years" and a couple of years
- deadbabe 1y agoThe problem is any idiot can make a bottle that lasts thousands of years. It takes an engineer to make a bottle that barely lasts a year.
- lodovic 1y agoA milk carton?
- justsid 1y agoMost tetra pak like materials and even aluminum cans are actually lined with plastic. Plastic is the greatest material ever, right until it needs to be disposed and then suddenly the biggest upside becomes the biggest downside.
- stavros 1y agoUnfortunately, I think it's that either there's a microorganism that will eat your material, and you get a couple of years, or there's not, and you get thousands.
- 1970-01-01 1y agoWood, cardboards, and papers. Unfortunately, they are not as easily shaped and more expensive to make. Figure out how you can mass produce an iPhone, including all the PCBs, out of wood and paper and you will become a billionaire.
- quickthrowman 1y agoNot really, no. For packaging type materials, either something will oxidize and is also water soluble, or it doesn’t oxidize and isn’t water soluble. Not much room in the middle. Making any paper based product last longer takes.. plastic.