We all know plastics aren’t biodegradable and that’s bad, so why can’t we just use chemical science to break them down ourselves?
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Instead of breaking plastics down into an inertbiodegradable form. Some people are trying to reuse the materials.
Plastic construction bricks (not Legos)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-environment-recycling/kenyan-recycles-plastic-waste-into-bricks-stronger-than-concrete-idUSKBN2A211N
Plastic recycled into clothing
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56404803
Plastic into paper
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/printable-paper-from-plastic-waste/
Now, I have no idea how these secondary products impact the environment (either in production or as waste) but it *is* an alternative to burn or bury.
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