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This is a good thing, but at the end of the day, it still uses energy, and doesn't solve the problem that the majority of plastics are derived from petroleum, and petroleum refinement is an extremely dirty process.
While this has its place, I think we need to focus more on changing societal attitudes about plastic at both the regulatory and consumer levels, investing in the development of biodegradable plant-based plastics like hemp plastic, as well as shifting toward multi-use products as opposed to single use whenever possible.
And microplastics still pollute water and soil since they come from the deterioration of objects still in use