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7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

There are certain industries, like medical, that would probably be one of the last, if ever, to do away with plastic, simply due to the upsides. The only option we have as a species is to create a truly biodegradable, non-toxic, easily obtainable and cheap to produce alternative.

Haha who am I kidding, we are fucked, plastic manufacturers go brrrrrrrrr.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

Medical and electrical insulation. Two places where plastics are better than the alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

a truly biodegradable, non-toxic, easily obtainable and cheap to produce alternative

Fungi.