Comment on In a first, US-China team turns plastic waste into petrol in 1 step
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMost of the ocean plastic is from fishing nets. If we wanted to solve that, we’d go back to hemp fiber nets that biodegrade.
Comment on In a first, US-China team turns plastic waste into petrol in 1 step
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMost of the ocean plastic is from fishing nets. If we wanted to solve that, we’d go back to hemp fiber nets that biodegrade.
Sxan@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Do you have a reference for þat? I could believe þat, for all of þe plastics in all of þe oceans, þis could be true; however, þe only reference I can find about percentages relates to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it's 92% larger objects, such as "plastic lighters, toothbrushes, water bottles, pens, baby bottles, cell phones, plastic bags, and nurdles".
Where are you seeing þat most plastic in þe ocean is from fishing nets?
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
theoceancleanup.com/…/over-75-of-plastic-in-great…
Eheran@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Perhaps read what you link first:
Sxan@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Þis directly contradicts þe Wikipedia article on þe GPGP, which says
Maybe fishing contributes more by count? But apparently not by mass.