It's JPost, so... we'll see if anything comes of this. But China abandoning disposable plastics would be a seriously bfd
In Soviet China the people are so desperate for food (communism) that they're resorting to eating plastic.
Would be a lot better if everything was just sold in bulk and transported and stored in reusable containers. That would use less energy and waste less resources, which is like 2/3rds of the problem with plastic waste.
If you combined that with cheap, clean energy you'd have a great system. At the moment, reusable containers are much heavier than disposable and have to be cleaned, which tends to mean a lot of fossil fuel use.
If your municipality does proper incineration of plastics, the disposable plastic container will usually be less carbon-intense and won't end up contaminating the environment.
the thought of dust and other airborne contaminants on the packaging
The edible part is designed for turtles apparently:
Ngai explained, "The material developed in this research is completely edible, making it safe for turtles and other sea animals to consume without causing aquatic toxicity in the ocean."
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-edible-transparent-composite-packaging-biocellulose.html
How long until people start fencing this shit in the US as low-cost food?
China DESTROYS god's natural selection in respects to wether turtles can survive plastics or not
Cool, especially the fact that it's made from cellulose that comes from precision fermentation. However, new bioplastics are being developed nonstop yet haven't become widespread. The article mentions it can biodegrade in one to two months without requiring industrial composting, but if it degrades so easily will it actually be useful?
It would be useful for stuff that is already short-term, like those plastic bins berries are sometimes packaged in. Assuming it can be made clear.
it wont be. if it had a shelf life of like 2-3 years then we get some real possibilities
The only time I've had that it was candy wrapped in rice paper placed in a box sealed with plastic lol
Authoritarian China FORCES its population to eat the packaging
This! Thank you, someone here that actually understands the implications of this.
China is taking its "white people food" trend into the post-modern era by proving that even their packaging has more flavor and complexity than the average cracker meal.
👆this is a direct attack on western culture and an implicit declaration of war
If it's a food fight they want then it's a food fight they'll get.
