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Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T... by pfdietz on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @11:04PM (#34089651)
A great deal of plastic is made from natural gas, not oil.
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Re:Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper to Recycle Than Make T... by maria2 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @11:56PM (#34089974)
True but I think the broader point still stands. Natural gas would either stay sequestered, leak into the atmosphere as an even more potent greenhouse gas, or breakdown into CO2.
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