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Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not really a problem of lack of know-how, not even a problem of mass production (some industries made the transition for various reasons). It's a problem of a monopoly with dirty lobbies & gov subsidies.

[–] victorz 2 points 4 months ago

Ah crap. 😩