I do agree with you we needed to phase out single use plastics yesterday even if the compostable ones are more brittle and paper straws are pretty much useless 1 drink in. There's too much plastic floating around and most of it can't be recycled so it gets incinerated anyway.
At the same time I hope the chemists at UC Berkeley who told th…
I do agree with you we needed to phase out single use plastics yesterday even if the compostable ones are more brittle and paper straws are pretty much useless 1 drink in. There's too much plastic floating around and most of it can't be recycled so it gets incinerated anyway.
At the same time I hope the chemists at UC Berkeley who told the LA Times they managed to melt plastic down into its base compounds for reuse (currently whatever plastic can be recyclable has to be ground down into finite particles for reuse) are onto something.
Currently, recycling isn’t really making much of an impact on the environment. In fact, the recycling system needs to be regulated so that it’s intended purpose is met.
I do agree with you we needed to phase out single use plastics yesterday even if the compostable ones are more brittle and paper straws are pretty much useless 1 drink in. There's too much plastic floating around and most of it can't be recycled so it gets incinerated anyway.
At the same time I hope the chemists at UC Berkeley who told the LA Times they managed to melt plastic down into its base compounds for reuse (currently whatever plastic can be recyclable has to be ground down into finite particles for reuse) are onto something.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-03/has-a-uc-berkeley-lab-found-a-solution-to-plastic-recycling
Give them all the grant money.
Currently, recycling isn’t really making much of an impact on the environment. In fact, the recycling system needs to be regulated so that it’s intended purpose is met.