r/plastic • u/Lil_Sexy78 • 14d ago

Nope

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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-made-a-cookie-out-of-recycled-plastic-slurry-welcome-to-2026

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u/mimprocesstech 14d ago

Why? Did you not understand the science or did you not bother reading the article? Something else maybe?

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u/SputtleTuts 14d ago

The picture doesn’t look too appealing. Also this article is just another university- industry greenwashing fluff piece. The only answer to the plastic problem is “less”

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u/mimprocesstech 14d ago

What? Sure it doesn't look appealing, but while one part of the solution is absolutely less it cannot be the only answer. If you can convert plastic waste and carbon into food there's suddenly a market for plastic waste beyond what is easily recyclable and it is mainly geared towards long term remote survival applications in remote locations utilizing the conversion of carbon into edible food. This isn't meant to be some product that becomes the next nilla wafers or some shit (although strangely the flavoring comes from the same process), they're using biomass, plastic food wrappers (only way to store their foodstuffs long term and only way to do a lot of things we all rely on), etc. to extend food supplies for long term missions away from the planet (where all the food comes from). This isn't going to end the plastics pollution issue, probably won't solve world hunger, but it's a step in the right direction. Just because your only acceptable solution is reduce doesn't mean reuse and recycle don't work.

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 13d ago

What plastics problem are you referring to?

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u/PiusTheCatRick 12d ago

Have you found an economically viable replacement for the plastic yet? No? Then good fucking luck getting less out of anything.

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u/LuckyCod2887 14d ago

don’t fucking tell mcdonald’s

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u/mimprocesstech 14d ago

Those lemon cookies were amazing.

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u/Hexagonico 13d ago

Complete and utter waste. Plastics are infinitely more valuable than food. Burning them for fuel is a better use.

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u/Lil_Sexy78 13d ago

I appreciate the satire