Comment on If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better?

• Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think, it’s possible to find alternative materials which behave similar to plastic in certain use-cases.

  But yeah, I can’t see a one-for-one replacement happening. It’s part of the appeal of plastic, that it does not degrade.

  source
• skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It exists, if just isn’t a solid replacement for normal plastic. It’ll crumble to dust and dissolve before you can actually get any use out of the material.

  source
• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  There’s plenty of variety within that term. Also, recycling some of them requires very precise conditions.

  source
• Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s worth looking into, the research seems promising

  source

  • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It exists to perpetuate the the continued production of plastic as a whole, just like ‘clean coal’ and vaping and recycling lies exist to make people fine with consuming all of the similar stuff that isn’t even pretending to not kill us.

    source