Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down111
arrow-up11Karrow-down1external-linkTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoExposure can cause similar effects. However, the act of heating the plastic to the temperatures needed to melt it and defirming it also damages the structure. It’s particularly obvious with pla, but all plastics suffer from it, to an extent.
Exposure can cause similar effects. However, the act of heating the plastic to the temperatures needed to melt it and defirming it also damages the structure. It’s particularly obvious with pla, but all plastics suffer from it, to an extent.