Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade microplastics in bottles

Re:Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade mic... by bee_rider on Monday November 06, 2023 @12:08PM (#38165307)

It is sort of weird because people around the world are staving, while we have tons of food waste in the west. So there is in some sense a crisis and plastics are a tool that could be used to help solve it.

But we don’t, instead we peel oranges and then sell them in plastic containers at the grocery store.

If we were talking about making hard trade-offs between preservation required to save lives and reducing pollution that would be one thing. Instead we use it to enable greater waste.

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Re:Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade mic... by yakubin on Monday November 06, 2023 @02:45PM (#38167847)

> But we don’t, instead we peel oranges and then sell them in plastic containers at the grocery store.

Someone is selling peeled oranges? O.o

How long until they sell peeled apples?

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Re:Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade mic... by bee_rider on Monday November 06, 2023 @03:29PM (#38168514)

Maybe not anymore, but Wholefoods gave it a try, there was a bit of mockery. In general I think the idea that our food is over-processed and over-packaged is not a new complaint, haha.

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Re:Scientists create artificial protein that can degrade mic... by permo-w on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @03:37PM (#38182466)

in the UK in the "meal deal" section of supermarkets, you can find peeled anything in a little plastic box

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