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Upcycled plastic can be turned into soap, researchers find (scrippsnews.com)
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Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to upcycle plastic into soap. Around 120 grams to 130 grams of plastic can make 100 grams of soap.

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[–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Because it gives economic value to plastics, helping to pull them out of the waste stream.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Its a bandaid no different than using plastics in roads or for backfill. The plastic needs to chemically change into something that is processable by nature without fucking everything up

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Nature, bacteria, has already evolved to process plastic

    Edit. Literally a few posts down on my feed

    https://lemmy.world/post/4075369

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