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Re: Dutch1 post# 49288

Sunday, 07/21/2019 11:05:00 PM

Sunday, July 21, 2019 11:05:00 PM

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Dutch, et al.,

I was told by plastic recyclers that "biodegradable plastics" is a myth. Whatever "binder" you may use
to hold the basic plastic molecules together doesn't matter. In fact , the weaker the binder, the faster you release the plastic residue into the environment. In fact, these smaller particles of plastic are more
threatening since they become more of a "cloud" capable of being ingested, absorbed, inhaled etc.
more readily than their larger-particle predecessors. Recycling of plastics into long-lived, encapsulated
building materials etc. is a much more environmentally friendly approach which takes plastics out of circulation for 100 plus years, hopefully until we're smart enough to really deal with this nasty material
so prevalent in the modern world. First it was asbestos, then certain chemicals. Now the age of plastics.
No doomsaying, just another challenge for modern technology to tackle and turn into lemonade.