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The point is that we know the weathering process will shed microplastics. https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://magazine.h
by jcrben 1y ago
The point is that we know the weathering process will shed microplastics.
https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-ever...
- PlunderBunny 1y agoAbsolutely, and they admit this themselves. From their FAQ: "the rate of degradation is very, very slow – untreated plastics of the type used in Future Posts degrade in the environment by 1.3um to 22um (0.0013mm/year to 0.022 mm/year for HDPE and LDPE respectively). For the mix of plastics typically in a Future Post, that means the post will degrade at a rate of around 10% of thickness of a hair every year"
- garbagewoman 1y agoThink about what you’re writing and compare that to your experience with any non-uv stabilised plastic that has spent its life in the sun. For someone who implores for people to “think about it” you sure seem extremely easy to convince with a bit of marketing fluff
- PlunderBunny 1y agoI'm not convinced - I'm still thinking about it even now! The plastics, treatments, geometry etc make the posts quite different from the kind of plastics we find falling apart on the roadside etc.