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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 73 points 9 months ago

That's nice and all but these are fungi release CO2 into the atmosphere just like burning it would. It's a bit counter-intuitive but burning it with carbon capture is less CO2 emitting.

Filtering out particles is obvious requirement and easier than filtering CO2. This is all a worse solution than to simply use less plastic. Taxing plastic out of existence is the real solution.

[-] Magnetar@feddit.de 23 points 9 months ago

But the plastic already is captured carbon. Burning it and then capturing it again makes no sense at all.

If you want to avoid the micro plastic, store it better, that's still much cheaper.

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Right next to the nuclear waste, I guess?

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago

ironically nuclear waste is way safer, because we have extremely strict standards for handling it.

also most nuclear waste is just irradiated tools and clothing

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