Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics

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• JoMomma@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cool cool cool… now how do I get the old ones out my water supply?

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  • Truck_kun@beehaw.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00081

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    • JoMomma@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨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

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• Mikufan@ani.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How about no?

  And clean up the shit that is already there.

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  • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨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

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    • Mikufan@ani.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why even use it when not using anything like that does the trick as well?

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• 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.

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