Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics

sheawoodrow@kbin.social to Environment@beehaw.org – 16 points – Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
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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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when it comes to this ill have to see it to believe it.

This is as dangerous as geoentineering.

Guy, just stop oil.

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.