eleitl@lemm.eeM to Collapse@lemm.ee · 3 days agoWorld will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expertwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squareRivalarrivallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt’s a complex hydrocarbon. Shred it, heat it up, and feed it in the front end of a refinery.
minus-squaremaketotaldestr0i@lemm.eeMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoproduces insane loads of toxins. 1/4 get cancer near the facilities or some such crazy statistic
minus-squareeleitl@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoUnfortunately it tends to get uncontrollably dispersed in the environment before.
It’s a complex hydrocarbon. Shred it, heat it up, and feed it in the front end of a refinery.
produces insane loads of toxins. 1/4 get cancer near the facilities or some such crazy statistic
Unfortunately it tends to get uncontrollably dispersed in the environment before.