alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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-up1349arrow-down13
arrow-up1346arrow-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 · 9 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 days agoWe have plenty of organisms that can eat wood, that hasn’t rendered wood useless to us.
minus-squarethedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoWe use plastic for alot of things that need to be sterile. Food packaging medical equipment etc
We have plenty of organisms that can eat wood, that hasn’t rendered wood useless to us.
We use plastic for alot of things that need to be sterile. Food packaging medical equipment etc