Could #naturebasedsolutions replace #fossilfuel based #plastic? Sandra Pascoe Ortiz @SistemaUNIVA thinks so. The #Mexican researcher is creating #biodegradable plastic from cactus leaf juice, using #plants native to #Mexico to help solve a global issue.
BBC World Service

Eco-friendly 'plastic' made from cactus juice

Jun 19, 2019 · 6:08 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @SistemaUNIVA
Will genetic engineering be used 2 harness this natural capacity? Or should we expect 2 see vast swathes of desert cleared of all life so that the preferred species of cactus can be planted en mass? The answer depends on economics.Will destruction of biodiversity bring a penalty?
Replying to @IPBES @Team4Nature @SistemaUNIVA
I hope so.
Replying to @IPBES @SistemaUNIVA
Sure it can, both Hemp and mycelium could work very well, check out Paul Stamets on YouTube
Replying to @IPBES @SistemaUNIVA
Wow! This is such an amazing idea. I can imagine marine organisms eating cactus plastic and not dying. Boon for our oceans😊
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