Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by kingkawn on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @09:51PM
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It is crucial to society that we transition away from them almost completely
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Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by eru on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:40PM
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Why? What bad things do you expect to happen?
Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by happyopossum on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @09:59PM
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That seems highly unlikely, and with efficient recycling, completely unnecessary. There are a number of uses where plastic is the best solution - economically and environmentally.
Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by peteradio on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:07PM
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Enjoy your laptop made of bamboo.
Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by eru on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:42PM
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Apple laptops are largely made of aluminum, I think.
There's some plastic in there, eg for the keyboard. But removing 90% of plastics would solve 90% of the problem they pose. No need for purity.
(I'm just playing devil's advocate here. I don't actually think plastics are necessarily all that harmful.)
Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by midoridensha on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @11:15PM
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There are countless applications where anything other than plastic really makes no sense, or is quite impractical or even impossible. The idea of eliminating plastics is pure fantasy.
Even reducing them doesn't make that much sense. The amount of energy needed to recycle metals is generally much higher.
Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T...
by empyrrhicist on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:38PM
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That actually sounds dope.