循環性,持続性,非持続性のある消費用プラスチック製品の設計のための戦略:飲料ストローのケーススタディ

Bryan D James1,2, Yanchen Sun1, Kali Pate1

  • 1Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, United States.

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まとめ

メタン由来ポリヒドロキシアルカノアート (PHAs) から作られた持続可能な飲料ストローは,地球温暖化に負の影響を及ぼします. しかし,多くの"環境に優しい"主張は根拠のないものであり,堆肥可能なストローの不適切な廃棄は,利益を否定します.

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