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Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Plastic That Decomposes in Seawater::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Reduce reuse recycle. Seems to be an interesting material for reuse.

Tho I don't know what to think about it for ecology. The material would most like still get into common trash and thrown into the wild.

Only 25% degradation in the ocean is conflicting. If the resin remains and cannot be degraded, well it's still pollution like plastic.

What happens to the material is burned in a trash incinerator? Does it release bits of resin in the air like plastic?

or when in the wild under rain or dirt?

Tho it still seems to be an interesting material which may allow for a easier repair or recicling of road material.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is recicle a differing spelling of recycle? I’ve never seen it before, but Google isn’t being helpful.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thought that might be the case, but everything else seems to be spelled correctly and they spelled it that way twice.

[–] Peppycito 1 points 9 months ago

A recicle is when an icicle melts and then refreezes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Misspelling

[–] captain_aggravated 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Decomposes in seawater...into what?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

That's like asking where lithium batterys come from!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Dichloromethane, tetrachloroethylene, and cancer powder.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unless the fishing industry adopts it, it won't matter too much

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So the nets decompose in the ocean? Or am I misunderstanding sth?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much, but they won't like having to replace their nets more often, so I don't think they would use it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, that's also what came to my mind