Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (lighthouse-eco.co.za)

submitted 7 months ago by sheawoodrow@kbin.social to c/environment@beehaw.org

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Microplastics can take anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years to break down and, in the meantime, our planet and bodies are becoming more polluted with these materials every day.

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

when it comes to this ill have to see it to believe it.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 7 months ago

This is as dangerous as geoentineering.

Guy, just stop oil.

[-] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 7 months ago

This article is about non-petroleum oil based plastics and how they degrade in a more environmentally friendly manner than plastics based on petroleum. It’s not about genetically engineering bacteria to eat traditional plastics. I agree that that is a dangerous idea that people rarely fully reason through the consequences of. But this article is not that.

[-] gloombert@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago

Hey, maybe it isnt real, but who knows!!!! I'm hopeful for the future!!! :D

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