• LennethBright@artemis.camp
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      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.

      • 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.org
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        Ideally into something that doesn’t poison us, something that we could either safely absorb, or expel from our bodies all together.

      • tchotchony@mander.xyz
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        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.

    • mycatiskai@lemmy.one
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      There are fungi that break down plastics. Maybe if we are lucky we can find a fungi that wants to feed off of the poisons that we eat and live in our bodies taking up what our organs can’t safely absorb.