Bioplastics “as bad if not worse” than fossil-fuel plastics? (dezeen.com) 1 points by mr3martinis 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] ohiovr 7y ago ↗ Conventional plastic in soil or the ocean is "largely an aesthetic problem" says HuangIs that true? [–] Ultramanoid 7y ago ↗ No. Conventional plastic breaks down, and microplastics are now present in soil, water, air, the food chain, and even human poop.Multiple recent articles about it in Hacker News.https://hn.algolia.com/?query=microplastics&sort=byPopularit...We literally eat and breathe plastic at this point. With what consequences will have yet to be figured out.
[–] Ultramanoid 7y ago ↗ No. Conventional plastic breaks down, and microplastics are now present in soil, water, air, the food chain, and even human poop.Multiple recent articles about it in Hacker News.https://hn.algolia.com/?query=microplastics&sort=byPopularit...We literally eat and breathe plastic at this point. With what consequences will have yet to be figured out.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 17.2 ms ] threadIs that true?
Multiple recent articles about it in Hacker News.
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=microplastics&sort=byPopularit...
We literally eat and breathe plastic at this point. With what consequences will have yet to be figured out.