ono ( ono@lemmy.ca ) to ScienceEnglish · 3 years agoDefinitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwavewww.bonappetit.comexternal-linkmessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up1186cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1186external-linkDefinitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwavewww.bonappetit.comono ( ono@lemmy.ca ) to ScienceEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square63linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareLennethBright ( LennethBright@artemis.camp ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoBreaks it down into what though? The article stated that several of these plastics are made of toxic chemicals. So if we are not careful, that could make things even worse.
minus-square🦊 OneRedFox 🦊 ( OneRedFox@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoIdeally into something that doesn’t poison us, something that we could either safely absorb, or expel from our bodies all together.
minus-squaretchotchony ( tchotchony@mander.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoAt the end of the day, they’re still carbohydrates and theoretically could be broken down into Co2/methane/alcohol or other short carbon components.
Breaks it down into what though? The article stated that several of these plastics are made of toxic chemicals. So if we are not careful, that could make things even worse.
Ideally into something that doesn’t poison us, something that we could either safely absorb, or expel from our bodies all together.
At the end of the day, they’re still carbohydrates and theoretically could be broken down into Co2/methane/alcohol or other short carbon components.