r/lastweektonight • u/CCV21 • Jul 20 '21

New Plant-Based Plastics Can Be Chemically Recycled With Near-Perfect Efficiency

https://academictimes.com/new-plant-based-plastics-can-be-chemically-recycled-with-near-perfect-efficiency/
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u/Ambitious_Bread2606 Jul 20 '21

This is what I’ve been wanting to see for a while

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u/CCV21 Jul 20 '21

The head researcher is an octopus.

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u/bearthebear2 Jul 20 '21

Thought I was on r/futorology and was kinda confused

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u/JohnFrum696969 Jul 20 '21 edited Jul 20 '21

Soon we will only need oil for classic car shows, Michael Bay film explosions, and renaissance fair lamps.

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u/AbstractBettaFish Jul 20 '21

I feel like for the last 20 years I'm always hearing about some new bio degradable plastic or bacteria that eats plastic or whatever flavor of new plastic technology that solves our problems that never actually materalizaes or ends up making a difference. Is this different?

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u/ResidualSound Jul 20 '21

Depends if you hear about things or read into things. Though it's apparently the former and possibly why you're still confused.

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u/Busterlimes Jul 20 '21

Bioplastics predate peteol plastics but Dupont shut that shit down.

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u/its-the-pleats Jul 20 '21

Can you elaborate? Source?

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u/Busterlimes Jul 20 '21

I read it in "The Emperor Wears No Cloths" years ago. I think first plastics were made from peanut oil.

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u/rkincaid007 Jul 20 '21

Somewhere near the picture of Henry Ford swinging a sledgehammer to demonstrate the strength of his vehicle made from hemp materials