Why not one time uses, such as for tableware for food on airplanes? Intuitively it seems like we waste a lot in the “one time use” category where it’s also expensive and inconvenient to wash and reuse
Except using paper for single-use things is quite normal in many places, we’ve been doing it for years and it’s not like it magically rots in storage… It has to be moist to start degrading at any noticable speed.
Why not one time uses, such as for tableware for food on airplanes? Intuitively it seems like we waste a lot in the “one time use” category where it’s also expensive and inconvenient to wash and reuse
Lots of single-use plastics are years old by the time they make it to the end user.
The logistics of a plastic that degrades that quickly are difficult.
Mercedes made cars with degradable plastic in the wiring harnesses in the early 2000s. Every single car was scrapped within 8 years.
Except using paper for single-use things is quite normal in many places, we’ve been doing it for years and it’s not like it magically rots in storage… It has to be moist to start degrading at any noticable speed.