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minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoif it’s recycled, maybe. if it decomposes, no, because the carbon will escape again.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoPlastic takes thousands of years to decompose, so wouldn’t it act as a carbon sink until then?
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThat is a bit outdated and only true for plastic buried in landfills. In the ocean, for example, the half life is a lot less and Comamonas testosteroni a bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source.
if it’s recycled, maybe. if it decomposes, no, because the carbon will escape again.
Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose, so wouldn’t it act as a carbon sink until then?
That is a bit outdated and only true for plastic buried in landfills. In the ocean, for example, the half life is a lot less and Comamonas testosteroni a bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source.