just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoScientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.www.anthropocenemagazine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down17
arrow-up1333arrow-down1external-linkScientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.www.anthropocenemagazine.orgjust_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareranzispa@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoPlastic pipes have great advantages over all those materials: they’re cheap, light and sturdy. If properly disposed they don’t pollute much since they last many years and basically do not degrade. I doubt making a city pipeline out of glass pipes would be viable.
minus-squareGarboDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoMm that’s totally fair. Just hope that the material can be better recycled/decomposed in some way :P
Plastic pipes have great advantages over all those materials: they’re cheap, light and sturdy.
If properly disposed they don’t pollute much since they last many years and basically do not degrade.
I doubt making a city pipeline out of glass pipes would be viable.
Mm that’s totally fair. Just hope that the material can be better recycled/decomposed in some way :P