A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This material, based on supramolecular structures, can be tailored for different uses and is fully recyclable, enhancing its environmental benefits. New Sustainable Plastic Res
Then maybe introduce some incentives to make up for that 7% or else force their hand by introducing steep penalties for any plastics that are used which aren’t up to a higher standard like this… Or a little bit of both.
I wrote a bill for my model congress that regulates all chocolate that melts at 30°C after 5 minutes the same as misbranded food
We unfortunately live in a world where people get elected simply by stating that they’ll undo some progressive’s green policy legacy.
And technology as a whole has done more to destroy than preserve. A dozen die shrinks later, where’s the promised efficiency, home computers hungrier than ever. Generative AI straining water supply. A couple apps have enough footprint and resources to make a compelling case against the traditional employee-employer contract.
At some point people gotta start becoming skeptical of the notion that policy and technology will save the planet and that point was like 20 years ago