bernieecclestoned comments on Upcycled plastic can be turned into soap, researchers find

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.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 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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[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

On a scale far below anything that we can reasonably count on anytime soon and only under certain conditions. It won't be the miracle solution to the mountains of plastic we've produced over the last century

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[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

Scale changes everything

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