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Re:Durable plastic gets a sustainability makeover in novel p... by tartoran on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @09:42AM (#43025843)
Could be solved with a tax policy, durable plastics being made more expensive to encourage reuse and conversely biodegradable less durable plastic taxed less. Eventually things converge naturally towards an equilibrium.
Re:Durable plastic gets a sustainability makeover in novel p... by lazide on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @10:48AM (#43026524)
nah - you can’t have something which both resists degradation when exposed to food, the environment, etc. AND naturally biodegrades in a reasonable time.

it’s like wanting a useful fuel which doesn’t burn. they mutually contradict each other.