alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoCambodia 'upcycler' turns tonnes of plastic bottles into broomswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down13
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkCambodia 'upcycler' turns tonnes of plastic bottles into broomswww.reuters.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareYungOnions@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoMaybe, but it keeps tons of plastic out of landfill etc. Currently it’s all going to end up as microplastics one way or the other, unfortunately. Better we try and extend its lifespan in the mean time.
minus-squareevatroniclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI mean, we could work on a way to capture and not have it end up as a bunch of micro plastics…
minus-squareYungOnions@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoWe can, we are, and luckily we can work on both capture and reuse at the same time.
Maybe, but it keeps tons of plastic out of landfill etc. Currently it’s all going to end up as microplastics one way or the other, unfortunately. Better we try and extend its lifespan in the mean time.
I mean, we could work on a way to capture and not have it end up as a bunch of micro plastics…
We can, we are, and luckily we can work on both capture and reuse at the same time.