Javier Correas
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Billions of plastic bags and waste are produced every year for a very short term of usage, but with quite a long life, and when they degrade they result in very toxic products. In some countries plastic bags are not allowed, but as this doesn’t happen in most countries, for now let’s hope this new plastic that degrades in seawater helps to make the world a little bit cleaner. How? Well, this new plastic just degrades in 20 days and results on byproducts that are non toxic. There are currently many groups working on the development of this kind of plastic, but the first ones to get results have been the scientists at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).  The biodegradable plastics could replace conventional plastics that are used to make stretch wrap for large cargo items, food containers, eating utensils and other plastics used at sea, the researchers say. The biodegradable plastic has not yet been tested in freshwater. The development was described today at the 23rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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| Trendopoly on Mar 29, 07 281 Trends 94 Comments |
This is a great advancement - wow! |
Trendopoly on Mar 29, 07 281 Trends 94 Comments
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| rocketranger on Mar 30, 07 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
For anything plastic Nice.
How much for companies to convert alone from estd plastic bags.
Now add Radioactive waste to mix,
Super.
Dissolvable waste.
NO landfills.
Reuse land fills???
Thats Eco.
Hey Al Gore invest in this. |
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rocketranger on Mar 30, 07 0 Trends 2,582 Comments
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Heartening. |
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NEXT by Ramla on Mar 30, 07 30 Trends 34 Comments
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| Heather on Aug 18, 08 0 Trends 1 Comments |
| Great. Now the plastic particles are still in the ocean, only smaller and more attractive for fish and birds. Genius. When this stuff breaks down its still plastic, just in smaller pieces. |
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Heather on Aug 18, 08 0 Trends 1 Comments
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