just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoScientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.www.anthropocenemagazine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squareranzispa@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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-up0·3 months 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