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		dzhiurgis on Feb 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New lightweight material is stronger than steel If this has 100x less carbon footprint and steel is 90% recycled, the polymer still wins overall.

worik on Feb 3, 2022 [–]

Not in 10,000 years when it is still blowing around..

dzhiurgis on Feb 3, 2022 | [–]

Current steel production is pretty awful too - radioactive materials in atmosphere via coal, leachates from additives, etc.

Microplastics haven't been proven to have much damage other than triggering karentils (karen's on lentil spectrum).

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