alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1815arrow-down122
arrow-up1793arrow-down1external-linkChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarenucleative@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-224 days agoWhy not one time uses, such as for tableware for food on airplanes? Intuitively it seems like we waste a lot in the “one time use” category where it’s also expensive and inconvenient to wash and reuse
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-224 days agoLots of single-use plastics are years old by the time they make it to the end user. The logistics of a plastic that degrades that quickly are difficult.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoMercedes made cars with degradable plastic in the wiring harnesses in the early 2000s. Every single car was scrapped within 8 years.
Why not one time uses, such as for tableware for food on airplanes? Intuitively it seems like we waste a lot in the “one time use” category where it’s also expensive and inconvenient to wash and reuse
Lots of single-use plastics are years old by the time they make it to the end user.
The logistics of a plastic that degrades that quickly are difficult.
Mercedes made cars with degradable plastic in the wiring harnesses in the early 2000s. Every single car was scrapped within 8 years.