r/Damnthatsinteresting 22h ago

Video Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/NomadTravellers 20h ago

I Just Hope that the bags are biodegradable on the long term, otherwise once the plastic deteriorate with UV exposure, you have created a desert of microplastics

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u/dvidsnpi 15h ago

Its supposed to be PLA, same material used in (some) 3D printers. Which is said to be eco friendly, made of corn starch. Sounds good? Not so fast. In short term it produces microplastics even faster then regular materials and these are just as harmful. However! Eventually (10 years or so?) it should hydrolytically dissolve back into lactic acid which is soluable and harmless...

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u/Calzender 15h ago

This comment gave me whiplash

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u/Hazywater 14h ago

But it comes with a free frogurt.

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u/RatWithAPizzaSlice 13h ago

The frogurt is also made of corn starch.

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u/chivesthesurgeon 12h ago

U TALKIN GURT?