alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoScientists may have developed fully saltwater degradable plastic made from plant cellulose. Unlike other “biodegradable” plastics, this quickly degrades in salt water without leaving any microplasticswww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down12
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkScientists may have developed fully saltwater degradable plastic made from plant cellulose. Unlike other “biodegradable” plastics, this quickly degrades in salt water without leaving any microplasticswww.eurekalert.orgalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaredotslashme@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoMy personal belief is that it’s mostly cool and won’t see any heavy commercialized use in the near future, due to heavy lobbying from the petroleum industry and the whole but-think-of-the-poor-oil-execs gang.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s how it usually goes, unfortunately.
My personal belief is that it’s mostly cool and won’t see any heavy commercialized use in the near future, due to heavy lobbying from the petroleum industry and the whole but-think-of-the-poor-oil-execs gang.
That’s how it usually goes, unfortunately.