World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/24/world-unable-cope-10-years-talks-un-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-waste
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kbal@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
That'll be a change from the past 30 years where we've merely been unwilling to cope with the volume of plastic waste.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
You'll be able to walk to Russia on the plastic bridge from Alaska, good times ahead!
BirdwaterHighway@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
naturejab_ aka julian brown is making strides with his microwave pyrolysis plastic into gasoline rig. it's been giving me a little bit of hope lately.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
It's a complex hydrocarbon. Shred it, heat it up, and feed it in the front end of a refinery.
maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
produces insane loads of toxins. 1/4 get cancer near the facilities or some such crazy statistic
eleitl@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Unfortunately it tends to get uncontrollably dispersed in the environment before.