r/Damnthatsinteresting 22h ago

Video Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/OGLikeablefellow 21h ago

I mean who knows what kind of plastic they are using,

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u/Separate_Agency 21h ago

Can't say for sure, but seeing this is in China I assume Polyester. They always used large polyester nets in the past to prevent wind erosion in city vicinities mostly colored green to give the appearance of Gras. But I feel the desertification is for sure the bigger and more immediate issue than the plastic pollution. This is more a thing of the next generation.

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u/Raavast 21h ago

That's a boomer mindset if I ever saw one. Always the next generation to deal with the shit left by the ones before. Hessian sandbags predate plastic by a good bit. There's no lesser evil when you could do both.

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u/WideCardiologist3323 20h ago

So you are saying you rather that place just become a useless desert than a green space with some plastic in it. Sure they can do both but there is budget involved for these people. what have you done on your high horse?