• JustinA
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      19 hours ago

      it’s very lightweight though, so it could reduce plastic usage by mass, by reinforcing plastic/other materials.

      There’s also no reason why polymers need to be made out of oil: See PLA, cellophane, viscose, etc.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 hours ago

      Whether or not it’s plastic isn’t as big an issue as whether or not it’s biodegradable within a realistic timeframe.

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        everything is degradable with enough heat

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      I mean, we have tried to completely stop, or at least slow, the refinement of crude oil, because there’s so much fucking byproduct that is made from it and is subsequently recycled and converted into plastic. What else can we do with all that fucked up petroleum byproduct besides make it all into some form of usable plastic?