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Recall how many enthusiastic noise and hopes aroused. biodegradable plastic, which replaced the food. Moreover he came at a time when the governments of many countries began to introduce restrictions on the use of plastic containers.
Since the problem of environmental pollution all kinds plastic waste is becoming more acute, scientists decided check more carefully and what is biodegradable plastic and is it possible for them to replace conventional in other industries production other than food. What was their surprise and indignation that the physical and chemical properties of biodegradable plastic is no different from ordinary plastic, that is, the same infinitely long decomposition, which leads to the same pollution of nature.
The conclusion of scientists was unequivocal: biodegradable plastic brings the same environmental damage as the other, that is, it just became a ploy of scammers who invented it to circumvent laws prohibiting the widespread use of plastic in food industry.
By the way, we say that the most promising way in this matter is find a tool for quick decomposition of plastic and safe processing it. An interesting idea was discussed at the end of last year. Beijing engineer Yoon Yang, who accidentally determined that the mole plastic “eats”, or rather, its larvae create microflora, quickly decomposing plastic. Unfortunately, almost a hundred and a half million tons of plastic, which is annually produced at our the planet, recycling with moths is simply not realistic.
On the other hand, more recently, scientists have determined that on only ten percent remains on the surface of the oceans plastic waste that fall here and ninety percent disappearing somewhere. A new habitat has formed in the ocean – plastisphere, which, apparently, is able to process plastics. It is not yet clear how the plastisphere will affect ecology of the planet as a whole, but one thing is that Nature finds a way to deal with any waste encouraging.
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