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by bllguo
3030 days ago
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This is just absurdly overdramatic and frankly, insufferable. Why do you expect the general public and media reporters to know offhand about polymer chemistry? Why does their lack of this knowledge doom the environment? You had a chance to amicably and clearly educate others about the misleading connotations of the term "bioplastic" and instead you launched into some kind of weird tirade. This is why society needs better science communicators. |
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> Why does their lack of this knowledge doom the environment?
Because people change their behavior based on what they find out. So it looks like legos are now "better" for the environment, because the plastic touched a plant.
But not only does it not make a difference, it's actually worse for the environment.
It reminds me of when BMW used hydropower to make electricity to each ovens for carbon fiber manufacturing.
https://www.alternative-energies.net/bmw-produces-carbon-fib...
Guess what? That's worse for the environment! Electricity is a very inefficient way to heat things. Save that electricity for where it's needed and heat your ovens with natural gas.
Instead someone else is making electricity with natural gas, and the total environmental impact is higher. But then of course BMW doesn't get to falsely claim "we're green".
> Why do you expect the general public and media reporters to know offhand about polymer chemistry?
I expect the reporter to ask a chemist. Go check and see if Lego's claim holds any water.