anpoca t1_j5ld0d3 wrote
Reply to comment by Crazy-Factor4907 in Bacteria Really Can Eat and Digest Plastic, A New Study Finds by molrose96
Don't quote me on this but plastic is mostly used for cases and coolers, and sometimes structural elements. Electronics are silica wafers (not plastic) with copper or gold etched onto them. We'd probably have to stop using plastic for phones and buttons and such but it's not a big change.
Besides, we have many types of plastics with wildly different chemical compositions. It's unlikely all of them will suddenly become biodegradable.
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Crazy-Factor4907 t1_j5nf7vq wrote
Whew, that’s a relief! Thanks for explaining this so clearly!
thermi t1_j5nn5dk wrote
PCBs are plastic. Glass fiber saturated with epoxy.
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