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Recycling day
Breakthrough discovery could lead to 100 percent recyclable plastics
Almost one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes -- they're among the 414 million pieces of plastic found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean
Many if not most of those “biodegradable” plates and utensils sold as sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic aren’t really compostable or recyclable. The idea behind bio-plastic products is that they’re supposed to break down. But truthfully, they only break down in a very high heat industrial composting facility. For us regular people with backyard compost bins, these plates and utensils will not decompose.
Almost one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes -- they're among the 414 million pieces of plastic found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean
Many if not most of those “biodegradable” plates and utensils sold as sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic aren’t really compostable or recyclable. The idea behind bio-plastic products is that they’re supposed to break down. But truthfully, they only break down in a very high heat industrial composting facility. For us regular people with backyard compost bins, these plates and utensils will not decompose.
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https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/05/06/recycling-plastic-from-the-inside-out/
Интересно послушать химиков, насколько это действительно революционно. Выглядит заманчиво
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Staff scientist - это как staff sergeant? Интересно, ему честь отдавать надо?
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На самом деле это я фб нп уважаю. Вот если б ты меня в жж спросил, тогда другое дело. ;)
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Коган-варвар
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И, заодно, кто пластик разбрасывает, где попало - тот и сидит по уши в пластике: https://www.theoceancleanup.com/sources/