Building biodegradable plastic is tricky, because a plastic container can’t fall apart until it’s no longer needed to contain its contents. E,g., you don’t want a plastic milk bottle to last 500 years, but it needs to last at least …
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Biodegradable Plastic
I just met a very bright young chemical engineer who’s working on plastic containers that biodegrade at the optimum rate. Obviously, you can’t store milk in a bottle that disintegrates in a few days; it needs to last, say, at …
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Biodegradable Plastic
Is there something of validity to this investment? I’m not sure. What I do know is that the subject of biodegradable plastic has been the subject of scrutiny of materials scientists for many decades. Part of the problem is the …
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There Actually ARE Biodegradable Plastics
A reader asserts: Governments love peddling this gimmick. Assuredly, we live with false claims and all kinds of greenwashing in this space, but biodegradable plastic is a real thing. Look it up. Or hit “contact” on the website and ask me.
