Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by Tagbert on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:39PM
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Since reusable bags have so little mass, I am not so concerned about the energy use to produce. More about the amount of bags and micro-plastics that escape into the environment.
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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by alistairSH on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:38PM
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That's fair. And I'm definitely in favor of doing whatever's best for the environment. Just pointing out that it's not as simple as "reusable is better" - depending on the set of metrics being measured, it might not be.