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Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours (www.reuters.com)
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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

If the material has to be coated to keep it from breaking down too fast, what is the point?

Presumably you could only coat certain faces of the material (like ones touching food). Or maybe the coating could degrade in another more time-known fashion. So if the coating would be expected to last no more then 3 years then after the plastic could start to degrade.