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We have plastic that lasts a few years instead of hundreds. The pollution problem slowly solves itself if we just put in a bit of effort to ban the cheapest of
by 1970-01-01 2mo ago
We have plastic that lasts a few years instead of hundreds. The pollution problem slowly solves itself if we just put in a bit of effort to ban the cheapest of the cheap plastics. The technology is here, we're just refusing to do anything.
- hollowturtle 2mo agoWhat is then the impact of dissolving plastics in a few years? Can't believe it's a zero impact scenario. We can't still figure out what microplastics do to our health. As usual the best solution is the simplest: prevent plastics to ever reach the ocean. As simple as that and that doesn't costs much
- 1970-01-01 2mo agoWell, it depends on the plastic, but the impact can be engineered to become fertilizer for soil. https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/how-riken-university-of-tokyos-dissolvable-plastic-works https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/how-riken-university-... https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article-abstract/147/48/44507/3739302/Supramolecular-Ionic-Polymerization-Cellulose https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article-abstract/147/48/44507/37...