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This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

It is neat, and provides a backstop to prices and American dairy overproduction. It diversifies income streams for farmers, but yes at the cost of food. Remember the concerns of corn to ethanol. Food as fuel has human costs as does food as packaging.

Edit: and of course our plasticized environment is a total nightmare scenario.