How about no?
And clean up the shit that is already there.
Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
Submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/biodegradable-microplastics
Comments
Mikufan@ani.social 7 months ago
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
How about no?
I’m not really sure what you’re suggesting. This is apparently plant based so I don’t really see the harm. We should definitely clean up what we have already but not sure what’s wrong with trying to find an alternative to avoid dumping anymore microplastics
Mikufan@ani.social 7 months ago
Why even use it when not using anything like that does the trick as well?
Hirom@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Nice. It won’t help with existing junk, but it can be the basis for mandates that all plastic produced and sold be able to biodegrade within 9 months.
If it becomes reality is could significantly reduce the amount of new microplastic, and as a side effect reduce fossil fuel consumption from the plastic industry.
The raw material still has to come from somewhere. Plants based plastic could mean land use to grow plants for plastic production, which has it’s own impact.
JoMomma@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Cool cool cool… now how do I get the old ones out my water supply?
Truck_kun@beehaw.org 7 months ago
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00081
JoMomma@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Did you actually read that? The process is wasteful and not something easily implemented. Even if it was done by the utility, the water would pass through many plastic bits before reaching the homes… IDK it doesn’t seem very usrful