fukhueson@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoScientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposesabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down14
arrow-up1365arrow-down1external-linkScientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposesabcnews.go.comfukhueson@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThey are a fucking nightmare to recycle. You’ll be lucky if they get burnt and I mean that.
minus-squaremaniii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYep. You can get it composted quickly enough, you can get the plastic film out of the composting bin, but the microplastics are already seeped in and contaminated the biomass.
They are a fucking nightmare to recycle. You’ll be lucky if they get burnt and I mean that.
Yep. You can get it composted quickly enough, you can get the plastic film out of the composting bin, but the microplastics are already seeped in and contaminated the biomass.