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minus-squareBurnedDonutHole@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYou forgot normal plastics. 99.99% of all plastic types are basically made from petroleum.
minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYeah, didn’t want to hit every note. Medical specifically requires a higher tolerance and quality level that makes it more challenging to be replaced with alternatives like bioplastics. For most items, I’d be fine buying them in glass or cans again.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agobut then we’d have to ACTUALLY recycle our tin and aluminium cans. I would RATHER DIE
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThey don’t have to be though. We do not need petroleum to make plastics.
You forgot normal plastics. 99.99% of all plastic types are basically made from petroleum.
Yeah, didn’t want to hit every note. Medical specifically requires a higher tolerance and quality level that makes it more challenging to be replaced with alternatives like bioplastics. For most items, I’d be fine buying them in glass or cans again.
but then we’d have to ACTUALLY recycle our tin and aluminium cans. I would RATHER DIE
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They don’t have to be though. We do not need petroleum to make plastics.