c/science · by yogthos@lemmy.ml · 204dThis plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260227071922.htm22 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
10 Comments
faede@mander.xyz · 16 pts · 204d
Growing more dairy cows for plastic alternatives seems very much a big step backward.
Technus@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 204d
If it can use milk that would otherwise be thrown out, due to contamination or expiration, that wouldn't be so bad.
riskable@programming.dev · 6 pts · 204d
Milk protein can be grown in labs now:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daphneewingchow/2025/02/24/first-lab-grown-whole-cows-milk-to-debut-in-the-us/
PonyOfWar@pawb.social · 11 pts · 204d
That has to be the first non-vegan fork ever made.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 204d
Typical vegan, thinking that petroleum based is better than animal based.
PonyOfWar@pawb.social · 4 pts · 204d
Didn't say it was, also I'm not a vegan. But you do realize there are options that are neither petroleum nor animal-based?
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 204d
No, I wasn't targetting you, even remotely. Was just pissed at how polyurethane is often marketted as "vegan leather" despite being more environmentally destructive than the usual cow leather.
NakedGardenGnome@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 204d
My casein allergy does not approve.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 204d
Were... Were you planning on eating the plastic?
NakedGardenGnome@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 202d
Nope, but as microplastics always seem to leech into your food/live/earth, I would expect some of them to end up in my food.